MailOnline Travel's Lawrence Webb explores Berlin - a city still coming to terms with its turbulent past, but one that offers tourists a treasure trove of cultural attractions. The Reichstag is one of Berlin's must-see landmarks (left). From within it, you can look down and see the German politicians debating the subjects of the day - they feel that transparency is vital. At Potsdamer Platz, which was devastated in WWII and split by the wall during the Cold War, a few remaining concrete sections remain, with a longer section in Kreuzberg (bottom right). But there's also plenty for the jaw-jaw in Berlin, from a wonderful cafe (and beer) society, to unusual home-grown cuisine.

Forget package holidays and screaming kids, Thomas Cook has launched a surprising new lifestyle brand for adults-only getaways. The new brand, Casa Cook features upmarket resorts with a 'bohemian' design and a sociable atmosphere that is described as 'like staying at a friend's house, where the kitchen is always open.' The first and newly opened resort in Rhodes, Greece, has 90 rooms (top left), lush vegetation and several swim-up pools (inset and bottom right).

The candid images from the Edwardian era were taken over a century ago in various resorts around the UK. Unlike many portrait photographs from the period, these never-before-seen snaps are informal and show a more relaxed side to life over 100 years ago. The early 20th century images are going on display at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery next month as part of an exhibition celebrating the story of the British seaside.

Many flock to Pisa in Italy's Tuscany region, but not too far away is the charming city of Colle di Val d'Elsa, which has stunning medieval buildings and far fewer hashtags on social media. This is just one of the 10 'untrending' locations near somewhere popular revealed in a new survey. Here we present the full list. Pictured is Alcudia old town in Spain (inset) - close to Palma de Mallorca, Val d'Elsa in Italy (top left)  - close to Pisa, Montigny-le-Tilleul in Belgium (top right) - close to Charleroi, Syracuse in Italy (bottom right) - close to Palermo - and Santa Eulària des Riu in Spain (bottom left) - close to Ibiza.

Post boxes are generally seen as boring but practical objects. But in Japan, they're a little more unusual. There, post boxes can be shaped like anything from cartoon characters to bird houses. Occasionally, they are also decorated with special items. Right now, there are 205 of these special post boxes around Japan making them quirky tourist attractions for locals and visitors.

A 'drunk and aggressive passenger' has been filmed with his arms and legs tied up after he was dragged off a plane shouting and screaming. The Russian, who was with his wife and child, had become unruly on the flight just before take-off from the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, travelling to Enfidha in north-eastern Tunisia. The man, who was identified by his first name, Mikhail, was said to have insulted the cabin crew as well as fellow passengers, but was fined just £10. At one point his wife tries to make him drink some water, which he refuses (centre), before police roll him onto his front (right).

The terrifying moment the cabin of a Jet Airways plane suddenly filled with smoke, less than five minutes after take-off, has been captured on a passenger's camera.The flight had just taken off from Bengaluru, in India's southern Karnataka state, when passengers noticed the smoke and alerted cabin crew. Oxygen masks were deployed and the plane turned around to return to the airport. And when it landed a number of people were injured in a stampede to get out of the still smoking aircraft.

Will Hatton, from Brighton, travelled to Iran in January where he met Iranian Esme on Tinder and she ditched university to travel with him. He revealed the country is nothing like how it is portrayed in the media. Pictured: Will hitchhiking in Iran and inset, Esme.

From floating villas in Dubai to spaceship tree houses in Sweden, MailOnline Travel has selected the ultimate UFO-shaped lodgings and concepts which can be experienced from the comfort of planet Earth.

It might be wet and raining in Shanghai but the dreary weather hasn't dampened the mood of the fans who visited Disney's first theme park on mainland China as it opened on Thursday. Thousands of people streamed through the Magic Kingdom's doors, which opened 30 minutes early, with some sprinting through the park in hope of being the first to ride attractions such as a futuristic rollercoaster based on the 'Tron' science fiction films.

Video shows a tigress known as ST-3 and a leopard fight at Sariska tiger reserve, Rajasthan. The leopard is shaken like a rag doll before being dragged off in front of a group of visitors. Paying no attention to the truck of tourists just metres away, the tiger disappears into the undergrowth to devour its feline cousin.

The futuristic design, by Ichibansen, means that the carriages are akin to glass tubes, so passengers will have unhindered views of Japan's amazing countryside. And as an added bonus, the driver's room is also glass, meaning rail enthusiasts can get up close and personal to the inner workings of train travel.

Polar biologist and nature photographer Paul Nicklen has captured a breath-taking series of intimate portraits revealing the behaviour of grizzly, black, kermode and polar bears, up close. The acclaimed Canadian photographer has encountered thousands of bears and describes the creatures as gentle, peaceful and intelligent - a world away from their ferocious reputation.

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum who created the president heads on Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, also designed a hidden room behind Abraham Lincoln's face to house a history of the USA. When Gutzon died before the project was finished, the Hall work ground to a halt for several decades. Eventually, in the late 1990s the project was revived to an extent and the chamber room was completed (circled).

These images, taken between 1900 and 1936, reveal what life was like in Cairo at a time when the city was rapidly expanding (inset). There's people going about their day-to-day business (top left and bottom right) as well as mesmerising scenery including pyramids (top right), the Nile and felucca boats (bottom left) that have made it world famous offering timeless tourism appeal.

One of the globe's most popular museums of modern and contemporary art has become 60 per cent bigger with the launch of a new 10-storey extension. Tate Modern is set to open Switch House to the public on June 17 with a series of performances as well as new installations (top right and bottom left) to celebrate its launch. Architects Herzog & de Meuron have incorporated raw industrial features into the design including exposed concrete (bottom right) and there will be a viewing platform on the 10th floor (top left).

Guirec Soudee, from Brittany, France, has been travelling around the world with his pet, Monique, for the past two years. But his feathered friend is more than just a companion - she also keeps the 24-year-old Frenchman fit and healthy with her eggs. Soudee has described himself as being adventurous from a young age on his website. He left home at 18 and travelled to Australia before making his slow migration back to Europe to embark on his current sailing adventures. It was in the Canary Islands that he first met Monique, who was given to him as a gift.

One passenger filmed the incredible moment their plane landed in sync with another commercial aircraft at San Francisco International Airport. The video shot from inside the cabin of the plane approaching the right-hand side runway shows a United Airlines aircraft outside the window coming in to land on its left. Both planes made a safe landing on the runway (inset).

Stunning photos were taken in the wilderness of Arizona and Utah by photographer Douglas Stratton. He used the natural cave-like windows in the rock formations to frame his images, capturing stunning scenery and landscapes including sunrise (top left), twilight (bottom right) and wintry scenes (top right and inset) in the deserts of the American Southwest

The former home of Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald (pictured inset one Christmas time with wife Zelda and their daughter) has gone on sale for just $650,000 (£456,000). Designated as a national historical landmark, 599 Summit Avenue in Saint Paul, Minnesota, hit the market last week. It is here that the author penned his debut novel, This Side Of Paradise. The four bedroom, four bathroom pad totals 3,502 square feet and comes with a three storey staircase.

Pier 1, the largest project ever undertaken at Gatwick Airport, houses a new baggage system that can process 4,250 bags an hour (main). It also boasts the airport's first early bag store, allowing up to 2,600 items of luggage to be checked up to 18 hours before departure. Modern facilities will greet the thousands of passengers flying out of the airport every week (inset).

These images of the wreck of SS Thistlegorm (inset) were taken by Super Jolly, a photographer from Berkshire, during a two-week expedition to the Egyptian Red Sea. During her visit, she managed to capture the ship's cargo and interiors, including a Bedford truck (top left), Norton motorcycles (bottom right) and even a bathtub (top right). The armed freighter has become a surreal home to the Red Sea's exotic aquatic creatures and is one of the top diving sites in the world.

A man had to be restrained by cabin crew and fellow passengers (left) after allegedly trying to break into the cockpit on a flight in China. He started behaving erratically five minutes into China Southern Airlines flight from Wuhan, central China, to Harbin, north-east China, before the outburst. Dramatic footage from the cabin shows the moment the flyer was tied to his seat (right) after 'shouting, throwing money in the air and rushing up to the cockpit'. The plane had to be diverted following the incident.