Unforgettable first moments in London abound and are up for grabs. Make sure that when you visit the city, you take advantage of all the magical moments it offers, for there's in London all that life can afford.

It might not sound like a thrilling activity, but it will surely make for a hell of a holiday snap if you pose in an iconic red phone booth. Don't you dare turn down this opportunity, otherwise your friends and family might just send you back to London so you can get that traditional picture.

Nobody will believe you visited one of the capitals of the world if you don't get a picture of the Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster. Yes, these pictures flood the Internet and postcards, but you still need your own so go get it.

As if typical pictures of the Big Ben were popular, what about shots of the aerial view from the London Eye, another unmissable landmark when you visit London for the first time.

If you are travelling with a special someone, take a stroll down the Thames as the sun sets and illuminates the water, for an incredible view. Then you can sit on a bench and be mesmerised as the Tower Bridge lights up as the sun descends.

That amazing moment when you see the Buckingham Palace for the first time and feel overwhelmed from its sheer magnitude. Then get amazed five minutes later when you see the Westminster Abbey.

London also offers time travelling like when you feel caught up in the Victorian era as you stumble upon traditionally dressed men on horseback.

The first time you rush to the higher level of a double decker bus so you can admire the view of the city as you are riding the bus.

Another unmissable moment is when you spot the Platform 9 3/4 cart by Kings Cross and you pose for a photo, whether you like Harry Potter or not, this picture is a must-have.

So you think you know everything about Spain? Well, that knowledge is about to be tested. For instance, going to basics... Did you know that the name Spain diverged from the word Ispania, which means the land of rabbits. Perhaps rabbits used to abound when the land was conquered.

Spain is one of the world's top touristic destinations. No doubt the food, the culture and landmarks are on each traveller's bucket list, but it's the beaches what attracts most people from colder countries in Europe. With over 8000 km of coast, there are beaches for every whim.

There is no tooth fairy in Spain but rather a tooth mouse called Ratoncito Perez. Apparently, Spanish kids are not afraid of mouses rolling into their pillows as long as their leave money underneath.

Another reason to attract tourists, and well, Spanish people are known for their willingness to have drinks out, they have the highest number of bars out of all the countries in the EU.

And apparently the local government knows where to invest the money to promote the city. Indeed, Barcelona's city hall provided 1 million euro to fund the movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

And the Chupa Chups are not an American invention. The famous lollipops that line cash registers across the world were actually created in Spain by the Catalonian Enric Bernat in 1958.

Even the Coca-Cola has a shady origin. Indeed, Juan Mica claims that his family were the first to invent the drink called Nuez de Kola Coca, which he then took to the US and sold the recipe.

Instead of dancing to Beyonce's tune, on May 15th all the single ladies in Madrid visit the chapel called Ermita de San Isidro to prick their fingers with pins and put it in a vessel, in order to find a husband.

Teenagers in Spain normally start dating in groups when they are 14 years old.

With its world-class art museums, its vibrant nightlife and unique Red Light District, Amsterdam remains one of Europe's most diverse and boundary-pushing destinations. Whether you you want to sample Amsterdam's best restaurants, chill out in one of its weed-touting coffeeshops, or pound the cobbled streets for one-off shopping finds, the capital of Netherlands caters to every whim.

If you have a curious mind, you've come to the right place. First, you can explore the past of the city at the Amsterdam Museum, which documents the last eight centuries of urban evolution using quirky objects like 700-year-old shoes. Travel back to the 17th century in the Red Light District as you step into a Church, yes, a church conveniently hidden but really charming called Museums Ons' Lieve Heer op Soldier.

Shop till you drop in the famous flower market. There you can find clogs, tulips, cheese and windmills, put them on the basket of your cycle and feel like you are in an old movie as you ride across the city.

Lose yourself in the city's Canal Belt. Criss-crossed by bridges, 165 canals encircle the city of Amsterdam and keep the sea at bay. The waterways provide an attractive border to the arty locales of the Museum Quarter, the Jordaan and the Pijp. In the land, you can find shops, galleries and quaint cafes.

Have a typical picnic in the Vondelpark, the largest green space in Amsterdam. The park was named after its best-known poet Joost van der Vondel whose play Lucifer caused the religious powers of the time to crack down notorious living. The park is the place to be in the summertime, when people gather to smoke, drink and feast here. With a number of sculptures, the park is also a cultural hub.

You never know what wacky can do and some people have a way to express their freakiness en masse. From bog snorkelling to bed racing, there's a bizarre event Europe for every loony out there.

Germans might be known for being formal and rational, but in their annual Mud Olympics release their inhibitions and get dirty. The event's nature is reflected in its name: revellers play football, hand, volleyball and sledding in the mud. In contrast with the traditional Olympics, Germans forget their competitive nature and focus on having fun more than on winning. Although the event is all about spirit and having a blast, it's also used to raise money for charity. Participants pay an entry fee that is then donated to a local hospital to provide cancer patients with counselling.

If you thought that the pumpkin-related event of the year was Halloween, then you hadn't heard of the Ludwigsburg Pumpkin festival. With about 400,000 pumpkins consisting of 500 different varieties, the event offers countless and every conceivable pumpkin-related activity. The main attraction of the event is the Pumpkin Regatta, in which competitors paddle their hollowed out pumpkin to victory with Germany's Ludwigsburg Palace in the background.

A curious event which has become world famous is the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake. Held annually on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill near Gloucester in England, the event couldn't be truer to its name - it consists of rolling a 9 lb round of Double Gloucester cheese from the top of Cooper's Hill and racing down the hill after it. The first person over the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.

Let's get fired up. Leave it to Spaniards to set a city on fire for a fiesta. Set in the city of Valencia in the commemoration of Saint Joseph, the Falles is a week-long celebration of parades and midday fireworks, all night partying and crack-of-dawn marching bands that lead to a massive fire. In one night, Valencians burn almost 350 multi-story sculptures, which amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars of work, risking the city to up in flames.

Equipped with a weighted mountain bike, a mask, a snorkel and occasionally a costume, participants compete at the bottom of a 6ft deep peat bog. Set in the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells, the World Bog Snorkelling Championship takes place every August Bank Holiday.

There might be only one Marilyn Monroe, but in the Latvian capital of Riga, the blonde babies compete dressed up as the iconic Hollywood star. The event called Go Blonde is today the world's biggest blonde festival and boasts beach parties and a Harley Davidson bike parade.

There couldn't be a list of bizarre events without a Hospital Bed Race and that's exactly what they do at the Festival of the Unusual, held in July in France. The event's purpose is to highlight the sports nobody thought were possible, are a product of somebody under some kind of influence or a peculiar sense of humour. Apart from hospital bed racing, of course there was going to be a crepe launching at the country where these delicious pastries were born. Most alarming though, there's also apricot kernel spitting, now there's a reason to run for the hills. Strange or not, this is the opportunity for anyone with skills in bed racing or crepe throwing to go down in history and make it to some kind of unusual record book.