HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK. Pictures show 23-year-old Mike Bandar taking advantage of the city that claims to have more canals than Venice – by kayaking for miles to work in Birmingham each day. Instead of facing the misery of traffic in a private vehicle or being squeezed into sweaty public transport like most of Britain’s commuters this summer, Mike travels for 40-minutes on his two-mile round trip through the heart of the second city. Each morning, he takes his eight-foot-long pyranha kayak from his bedroom in his two bedroom flat and walks five-minutes through his local high street in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter to the Fazely Canal. .... (Pic by Mathew Growcoot / HotSpot Media) SEE HOTSPOT MEDIA COPY 0121 551 1004
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .