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The footage was captured in Brighton on a snowy night by a near-hysterical couple who filmed the same icy corner as no less than eight passers-by approached it (top left) and then fell over in short succession, with a further five pedestrians Bambi-skidding across it but just managing to stay upright.

The Utah-based Tillotson family-of-five is hunting for a paid nanny to travel the world with them - from the US to Iceland, then around Europe and onto the Pacific islands and Asia. Their video appeal, top right and bottom left, has so far amassed more than 7.4 million views, and invited a flood of applications for the job - which comes with a $1,200-$1,500 (£976-£1,220) a month salary - though some have claimed the pay is too low. Pictured, top right, the couple in Utah and, bottom left, Mrs Tillotson with one of her young sons.

Travel Mail has compiled a top ten list of timely breaks with thrills for all ages. with examples including, clockwise from top left - the stunning architecture of Moscow in Russia; the lakes of Patagonia, the Old Quarter of Gothic and Romanesque buildings in Catalonia, Spain; and the Achaemenid ruins of Persepolis in Iran.

Cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew, pictured inset with his wife Emma, found surprising peace winding through the Kerala backwaters of India, pictured, where they spent three nights on a kettuvallam rice boat. There, they met friendly locals, spotted plenty of wildlife, and found peace and quiet away from the masses.

The Daily Mail's Travel Editor Mark Palmer took his 86-year-old father-in-law on his first cruise, boarding the Seabourn Odyssey, top right, for a voyage across the Aegean Sea, and calling in at various locations in Cyprus and Greece, including the vibrant island of Mykonos, main. The entire experience got a unanimous thumbs up.

As snow sweeps its cloak over large stretches of the planet, it's hard to deny the astonishing beauty it brings. Here, MailOnline Travel has compiled a gallery of wintry eye candy. Pictured main are red-crowned cranes gathering on a frozen lake in Japan, bottom left are globular ice sculptures forming on Siberia's Lake Baikal, and bottom right is the fairytale castle that is Neuschwanstein, in Bavaria, Germany.

An astonishing video has emerged of a young girl riding a fully grown alligator during a kids’ party in the States with the 90kg predator, Bubba, described as ‘a living dinosaur’. The youngster grips on to the fearsome creature's back (top right) and attempts to pose for a photo for her mother but the animal instead carries her away to the laughter of excited children and parents, off camera (main and bottom right).

Russia’s dwindling population of Mari pagans have been captured in a series of striking photos depicting witchcraft rituals and every day life deep in the sacred forests between Moscow and the Urals. Pictured clockwise from top left: A local healer who uses white magic to tell fortunes, two girls wear traditional mummering costumes for a festival, a Mari woman walks her cow through the sacred forests and a man takes a winter swim in a lake.

These are the first ever colour lithographs of Pompeii, created by Italian brothers Fausto and Felice Niccolini during the 19th century unearthing of the site. Pictured top left, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD re-imagined in a colour lithograph during excavations; top right, a lithograph illustrating the process; bottom left and right, two recreations of the city's long-buried frescos; and inset, a recreation of a sculpture discovered under the rubble.

With its crumbling slides, buckling roller coaster tracks and hauntingly empty carousels, the derelict Nara Dreamland in Japan is enough to give anyone nightmares. Chilling photos and a video shot inside the Disney-style resort, due for complete demolition imminently, reveal the decay of the once popular tourist attraction which closed in 2006. The land was not reused and the rides never dismantled, leaving the park, in the Nara Prefecture, in a state of suspended animation. An American photographer has captured a last collection of images inside the park including rusting roller coaster tracks (bottom left), train carriages and slides tagged with graffiti (inset and bottom right and top right) and once vibrant rides faded by the sun (top left).

As these photos demonstrate, submitted by passengers from across the world, air travel can bring out some pretty bizarre behaviour in people. Pictured, clockwise from top left: eight beers down and this man is having a well deserved-nap, a passenger flops her long locks over the back of her seat, a stuffed-panda gets its own seat, an allegedly drunken passenger restrained to the maximum, a man encased entirely in plastic, and some unwittingly amusing wear-and-tear to a safety label.

The Petch Siam theatre in northern Thailand opened its doors in the early 1970s, but only lasted a decade. Deserted for the more than 35 years, it now resembles a somewhat post-apocalyptic scene, with rows of cobweb-laced seats (bottom right), tattered curtains and projectors which, remarkably, still work (bottom left).

Where do Brits who like good food go on holiday? Perhaps San Sebastian for its extraordinary gourmet restaurants and pintxo bars; or maybe Singapore, where two hawker stalls were recently awarded the prestigious Michelin star; or even Japan's culinary heart and capital, Tokyo, where a single tuna once sold for more than £1million at auction. But while some obsessives think nothing of travelling to the other side of the world to feed their palates, there's an unsung hero closer to home - Cornwall - discovers MailOnline Travel's Qin Xie. While there she tucks into delicious meals at Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant (top left and bottom right) and Paul Ainsworth's No6 (bottom left and top right) in Padstow (inset).

These twisted limestone rocks can date back tens of thousands of years. They form at the mouths of hot springs and on lake beds across the world and are known by geologists as tufa towers. Holidaymakers keen to see the surreal landscapes on Earth can find them in locations including Greenland, California, Nevada and Italy.

The Pilatus Railway in Switzerland ferries passengers from the Alpnachstad station at Lake Lucerne, Obwalden, to a terminus near the top of Mount Pilatus.

This precarious privy, voted the world's most extreme loo, is the only toilet for Siberia's Kara-Tyurek meteorological station, set in the Altai Mountains - and used by just four resident scientists. The location is so remote and inaccessible that the only way of delivering supplies is by helicopter, pictured.

The breathtaking photos, captured in Chamonix, France, see 28-year-old Sam Favret nearly washed out by plumes of the powdery snow as he gracefully descends near-vertical peaks. Photographer Jeremy Bernard shot the striking images of the thrill-seeker from a helicopter. Mr Favret, who grew up in the Alps and has been skiing all his life, is also well-known for his death-defying stunts. So can you spot him?

If you’ve ever dreamed of holing up in rubble retreat with all the mod cons, like something straight out of the Flintstones, then now is your chance. Overlooking 52 acres of Montezuma Canyon, Utah (inset), a spectacular three-bedroom house carved inside a mountain is up for auction (main). The ultimate couple’s cave, Cliff Haven, offers prospective owners solar panels, a fresh clean water system, an orchard, a vineyard, garden and historic treasure trails dating back more than a thousand years to explore. In keeping with the rugged terrain, the three bedrooms have exposed brick walls and in addition to a living room (top right), kitchen and two bathrooms there is also a tunnel at the back of the house (bottom right).

Located on the remote Sandhornoya island of northern Norway, the glass dome, pictured left and top right, is built around a three-level family home to protect it from the fierce elements of the Arctic Circle. The cosy interior, bottom right, is built from organic materials including sand and clay, and is inhabited by the Hjertefolger family-of-six.

Ty Dalitz, a 29-year-old former farmer from Melbourne, crossed a staggering 37,000 miles from Australia to the UK by sailing, hitch-hiking, motorbiking, and taking trains and buses; spending £20,000 ($30,000) and two-and-a-half years in the process. Pictured (inset) Mr Dalitz on his first day leaving Australia, in Minsk (top left); Turkey (top right and bottom left) and finally in London (bottom right).

With reactions ranging from thrilled hysteria to total confusion, animals have been captured in heart-warming videos witnessing their first snowfall. A giant panda in China hilariously frolics in a flurry (top right), a polar bear in Toronto (left) gingerly examines her new snowy surroundings and a penguin chick clumsily acclimatises to icy conditions (bottom right). MailOnline Travel has rounded up an adorable collection of different animals’ introduction to winter.

There can't be many 22-year-olds that can afford to spend the Christmas break in a $250,000-a-week (£200,000) holiday home (pictured), but multi-millionaire pop star Justin Bieber (inset) is one. The Canadian singer spent the days running up to his New Year's gig in Florida in this contemporary ocean-side home on the 'Platinum' West Coast of Barbados, with his family. The modern mansion in St James is inspired by contemporary Miami beach style living, with expensive art work and sculptures sourced from across the world.

A new book from National Geographic has revealed spellbinding locations to visit with your loved one. Whether you’re seeking a Valentine’s getaway, a once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon destination or the ultimate escape to reconnect, the book features 50 options sure to melt even the most cynical of traveller's hearts including trips to Bora Bora (top left), the London Eye (top right), Yunan Province, China, (bottom left) and St Moritz by the Glacier Express (bottom right).

The man was with his family on Blue Beach in Pitimbu, Brazil. It is claimed he was worried about the car's speed so threw a rock to slow it down, leaving a huge hole in the windscreen.

The ones to watch include a glamping eco retreat in Western Australia and a national park in Rwanda that is reintroducing black rhinos. Pictured clockwise from top left: Pinky Beach on Rottnest Island in Western Australia, which will soon feature a new eco glamping resort, an Yves Saint Laurent Museum planned for Marrakesh, the Viking Sun cruise ship that will stop at 66 destinations in 141 days, and part of the South American rail route for the new Belmond Andean Explorer.

Thor Pedersen, 37, from Denmark wants to be the first person ever to see every country without taking a single flight. He has already been to 121 countries across four continents, covering a distance of 151,450km (94,106 miles). He has spent about two months - or 1,460 hours, on board container ships.

The Daily Mail's Monty Halliday spent his honeymoon exploring Asia's Borneo; staying first at Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort and Spa in the rainforest, left, followed by the Gaya Island Resort in Kota Kinabalu, right, where they found delight in its staggering scenery and rich wildlife. Pictured, inset, a rhinoceros hornbill.

Adrenaline junkies and nature lovers recorded an array of action-packed footage. Everyone from BMX stars and snowboarders to mountain climbers and surfers used the tiny video cameras. US firm GoPro was founded in 2002 by Nick Woodman and made $3billion (£8billion) in just over 10 years. Pictured clockwise from top: An adventurer uses a rope to cross an ice crevasse, a kayaker heads over a waterfall, and a snowboarder records his trip down the mountain.

Haunting images of abandoned homes in Nordland and Troms in Norway reveal the stark impact of depopulation in the country’s most remote, northern outposts above the Arctic circle. The breath-taking photographs, these included, were captured by Oslo native Britt M on three trips to Nordland and Troms counties, earlier this year.

Pilot Nick Cyganski, from Massachusetts, allowed his friend Connor to land his small aircraft with no experience. He had to figure out what the equipment does mid-flight. Pictured clockwise from top left: The yoke used to steer the plane, Nick Cyganski (right) and Connor (left) in the cockpit, Connor steers the plane and the view of the airport from the air as the plane comes in to land.

International airports have begun to resemble malls and theme parks. A pet pig in California (top right), a singing robot in Glasgow (bottom right), a rooftop pool in Singapore (main) and a yoga lounge in Frankfurt are all available to amuse passengers nowadays. MailOnline Travel has rounded up some of the best amenities on offer at airports in 2016.

These cities are usually easily distinguishable from their iconic skylines. However, after being shrouded in a thick carpet of fog they are a little more difficult to make out. These unusual images show what happens when freak weather rolls in and swallows skyscrapers whole, leaving the tips meekly poking out from the ocean of mist. Pictured main is a foggy San Francisco, top right is Shanghai and bottom right fog rolling in across lofty Chicago

Forget the flashy reputations of Monaco or Macau, a striking new infographic has revealed the world’s most expensive cities, with a few surprises. Despite the extravagant lifestyles of urbanites in Asia and the Middle East, Bermuda’s capital, Hamilton, is the costliest city on Earth (top left), followed by San Francisco (top middle) and New York (top right). Stylish Geneva (bottom left) came fourth, followed by Hong Kong (bottom centre) and London in sixth place (bottom right).The fascinating infographic has also lifted the lid on what locals spend their money on including rent and restaurants. Plus the staggering difference in the cost of everyday items in these pricey locations is highlighted.

India, Hawaii and Cambodia - all travel destinations which frequently sit at the top of bucket lists. But like most places in the world, they have vast expanses of waste-strewn land seldom witnessed by tourists. Pictured clockwise from top left: the plundered oil fields of Balakhani in Azerbaijan; houses built on stilts over plastic-trashed beaches in Polynesia's Tuvalu; heaps of plastic garbage collected on Hawaii's Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and a Chinese boy leaps across a bank of garbage in Anquan, a village in south China's Hainan province.