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What Does Breakfast Look Like Around The World [Infographic]

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While every meal of the day is important to helping healthy, one which is often held above the rest is breakfast.

This is so important because it not only provides us with vital fuel for the day but also kick starts our metabolism.

Studies have also linked the meal to better memory, concentration as well as lowering the chances of heart disease and diabetes. You can read plenty more about the importance of your morning meal in this from Web MD.

Healthy & Unhealthy Choices

Obviously, simply eating breakfast doesn’t make it healthy. There are lots of unhealthy options on the modern day morning meal table, so it’s important to know what you are eating.

Just take a look at this helpful post from The Daily Meal which lists some of the healthiest and unhealthiest breakfast cereals.

If you are a particular lover of the morning meal, something which you might have noticed when on holiday is how much it differs.

In hotels, you might be slightly shielded from this, by being offered the ‘continental’ breakfast. However, depending on where you are visiting, there may well be a number of other delicious local options available.

Now you can discover lots of wonderful options from around the world thanks to a new infographic from citybaseapartments.com

It’s called ‘What Does Breakfast Look Like Around The World’ and you can take a look at it below.

By scrolling through the many different options you’ll see just how much breakfast varies around the globe.

There may well be a number you’re aware of, such as the Full English or the Australian Vegemite on toast. However, there are almost certainly plenty you haven’t sampled.

For example, the typical Japanese breakfast usually includes fish, fermented soybeans and tofu. This is certainly a morning meal which seems a million miles away from sausages, beans and eggs.

So, if you’re sick of having the same old breakfast, why not take a look what else you could be enjoying below?

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The World’s 12 Most Amazing Train Journeys [Infographic]

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The world’s 12 most amazing train journeys

The idea of spending all day on a train may not sound like a holiday to most commuters, but upgrading to First Class isn’t all about wider seats and free newspapers: a truly first-rate rail trip can be among the greatest adventures in the world. With a bit of forethought, your mode of transportation needn’t be just a means to get to some yawn-worthy resort. Embracing the “it ain’t where you’re going, it’s how you get there” idea means opening up to the luxury of a smooth ride through astonishing landscapes and cultures. How better to experience a place than by combining the conviviality of the rail carriage with sheer mileage through open country?

Of course, the level of ‘luxury’ implied in each of the world’s most renowned rail trips depends somewhat on the location. The famous Orient Express from London to Venice, for example, offers vintage cabins, steward service, and afternoon tea. Beats the morning commute, right? Things might be a little more crowded on Japan’s Tōkaidō Shinkansen line from Tokyo to Kyoto: it’s ferried a record-setting 5.3 billion passengers during its 52-year existence. It’s worth a little hustle and bustle for a high-speed trip to the ideal viewing point of iconic Mount Fuji, though.

Whichever continent you find yourself on, rail engineers have been hard at work creating ever more ambitious and awe-inspiring ways to cut through nature and offer first class glimpses of Earth’s awesome, endless landscapes. A new infographic from Pettitts identifies twelve of the most luxurious rail trips available, enabling you to recline and enjoy your holiday without too much wear on the old shoe leather. Whether it’s wild salmon for dinner on the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver, or the Harry Potter charm of Scotland’s Jacobite route across the Highlands, you’ll be glad you opted for an upgrade from the tin-can experience of budget airlines and overpriced taxis this summer.

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A Thrill Seeker’s Guide To The World’s Most Terrifying Roller Coasters [Infographic]

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A Thrill Seeker’s Guide To The World’s Most Terrifying Roller Coasters

There are certain physical and psychological thrills which we have enjoyed for centuries and continue to do so today.

One classic example is the zoo. London Zoo in Regent’s Park is thought to be the first modern zoo and opened its doors to the public back in 1826.

Ever since then, we have enjoyed the experience of being a panel of glass away from some of nature’s most fascinating creatures.

Amusement Parks

Another good example is the amusement park, which is still a popular day out for children and adults alike.

The first amusement parks began in the late 19th century, offering many things we would still recognise today.

From competition stalls to optical illusions, sugary treats to roller coasters which are perhaps the main feature, we still enjoy them all today.

Roller Coasters

One of the first roller coasters ever built was the Switchback Railway at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York.

While it doesn’t exactly sound thrilling to us, its top speed of six mph made it a hugely popular attraction at the time.

Roller coasters quickly became a global sensation and their success hasn’t taken its foot off the accelerator since.

This is, of course, despite the emergence of increasingly brilliant home entertainment system such as VR technology.

Regardless of what you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home, seemingly there’s still an appetite for the physical thrill of a rollercoaster.

Part of this is down to the variety available to us in the many parks around the world.

We’ve come a long way since the humble wooden railway. Now we have the extremes of vertical drops, +100 mph speeds and even break-away tracks!

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There are roller coasters being unveiled every couple of years which are breaking the boundaries of what we previously thought was possible.

Travel site globehunters.com has created a great infographic which offers up some of the most outstanding and truly spine-tingling rides on the planet.

It’s called ‘A Thrill Seeker’s Guide To The World’s Most Terrifying Roller Coasters’ and you can check it out at the bottom of this post.

This great infographic pulls together all of the top roller coasters in the world, from those with the highest speeds to those with dizzying heights.

One of the most impressive coasters in the list is the Formula Rossa which is situated in Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi.

To celebrate the engineering brilliance of the famous car manufacturer, this roller coaster reaches staggering speeds of 149 mph.

Riders of the Formula Rossa will go from 0-149 mph in just 5 seconds while experiencing highs of 4.8Gs.

As well as the fastest coaster in the world, this list also presents the tallest. Kingda Ka in the US is a dizzying 456 ft tall and is only the second strata roller coaster in the world.

It also reaches an eye-watering 128 mph in just 3.5 seconds. Regardless of how much of a roller enthusiast you are, this ride will certainly get the butterflies in your stomach fluttering.

If you fancy testing your metal, take a look at the list below and plan your world trip of the most terrifying roller coasters.

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A Thrill Seeker’s Guide To The World’s Most Terrifying Roller Coasters – An infographic by the team at Globehunters.com