Camelot – A Replica of Bear Grylls’ Famous Camel Carcass...

Camelot – A Replica of Bear Grylls’ Famous Camel Carcass



If you’re a fan of Discovery Channel, you know about Bear Grylls’ crazy adventures from “Man vs. Wild”, and particularly about the famous camel carcass he used to protect himself in the Sahara Desert.

In an original advertising move to promote the new season of “Man vs. Wild”, Discovery Channel placed a replica of the camel carcass in Sydney’s Wynyard Park and put it up for rent, on a popular website.

Passers-by had the chance to crawl inside the carcass, dubbed Camelot, to see how Bear felt during his survival test in Sahara, and also fill in a form telling Discovery why they would be the best tenant for this unusual property, for the chance to win a holiday voucher worth $2,500.





In this handout image provided by the Discovery Channel, a passer by inspects "Camelot", a replica camel carcass simulating that used by adventurer Bear Grylls to shelter in the Sahara desert during an episode of the Discovery Channel's "Man Vs Wild", in Wynyard Park on March 1, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. The stunt sees the Discovery Channel put the animal skin shell "residence" up for rent on an Australian rental website, complete with today's "Open House" inspections, to promote the channel's new season of "Man Vs Wild".

Sydney Harbour Bridge - Big Food Festival...

That’s how 6 thousand Australians started their Sunday morning. The bridge was closed to traffic and was covered with the freshly laid grass for families to enjoy their picnic as part of a food festival. 190,000 people wanted to participate in this event





100 metres above the sparkling blue water on the Harbour Bridge. Gone were the eight lanes of traffic; in their place, a carpet of newly laid lush grass was dotted with tartan picnic rugs, food hampers and the odd cow.







Tens of thousands of people had registered for the ballot for the al fresco occasion, but only 6,000 were lucky enough to be chosen. Picnickers feasted on fresh croissants and platters of fruit, taking in the sound of honky-tonk piano and soaking up the views of the Opera House. “It’s amazing to see the bridge in this perspective,” resident Don Fuchs said . “Usually you sit in the car, you cross it, and that’s it.”

Australian Man Get Tattooed To Win Parents Free Europe Holiday

An Australian security guard wanted to do something special for his parents on their 40th wedding anniversary.

So Grant Burton, 30, decided he would love to give them a European holiday - but rather than just buying it for them, he wanted to get it for free.

The Melbourne man contacted Dutch-based travel group Eurail and offered to have the company logo tattooed on his back in return for the tickets.



In recognition of the two hours of agony Mr Burton put himself through, Eurail has awarded rail passes for him, his parents and a friend to travel across 21 European countries.

Mr Burton's father John, 78, a retired taxi driver who has never left Australia, and his mother Cheryl, 60, are now planning their once-in-a-lifetime 30-day visit this November.

The security guard said the pain and the £100 price-tag for the tattoo was 'worth it'.

Now he can't wait to show off his inking to staff at Eurail's head office in Utrecht, Holland.



'They promised me tickets if I got it done and they've been true to their word.

'Mum and dad have never been to Europe, dad has never even left Australia, and I wanted to do all I could to help them get there to help them celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.

'They spent their lives raising me and my five siblings so it's time we gave something back.'

Mr Burton has been working double shifts to pay for the airline tickets and just needs to save a bit more for the trip.

He added: 'It took days to find a tattoo parlour in Melbourne that would do the job but I'm really happy with he result.

'I've got other tattoos, not as big as the Eurail, and I like it.

'Mum and dad aren't so keen though but they think it's all in a good cause.'

He hopes the Eurail tattoo will become a reminder of a special holiday.

A Eurail spokesman said: 'We have never seen such a fun and extreme example of fan dedication.

'We strongly feel it is very kind of Grant to make this gesture to his parents so we decided to throw in two other passes as well as those for Grant's parents.'

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