{"id":1973,"date":"2016-10-18T15:18:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T14:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/?p=1973"},"modified":"2019-11-05T15:15:51","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T15:15:51","slug":"monsters-around-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/features\/monsters-around-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Monsters from around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<span itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><!-- TrustBox script --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/widget.trustpilot.com\/bootstrap\/v5\/tp.widget.bootstrap.min.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!-- End TrustBox script --><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1973-1\" loop=\"1\" autoplay=\"1\" preload=\"auto\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/trick-or-treat.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/trick-or-treat.mp3\">https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/trick-or-treat.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Halloween is back for another year!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But where do writers of monster stories get their ideas from? Have they encountered a real life monster on their travels &#8211; maybe<strong> Nessie in Scotland<\/strong> or <strong>America&#8217;s El Chupacabra?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Keep reading and discover the tales of monsters from around the world&#8230;<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sneak a peak at the Yeti\/Abominable Snowman<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cropping up repeatedly in stories and films, the hairy <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/escorted-tours\/central-asia\/nepal\/hiking-the-himalayas-annapurna-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Himalayan<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Yeti is instantly recognisable to everybody. In 1925 an English explorer caught this <strong>tall ape-like creature<\/strong> with its rust coloured hair, powerful legs and huge footprints on camera.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yeti1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yeti - Mercury Holidays\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yeti1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yeti1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yeti1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yeti1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yeti1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In the 1950&#8217;s the Nepalese government decided to cash in on their Abominable Snowman by issuing Yeti-hunting licences. This income plan is still safe as no Yeti has yet turned up, alive or dead. <strong>Is it the last surviving primitive man or just a huge brown bear?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The elusive Lagarfljotsormurinn of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/escorted-tours\/europe\/iceland\/icelands-northern-lights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iceland<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This mythical giant worm that lives deep in <strong>Lake Lagarfljot<\/strong> popped its head up to be filmed just a few years ago and is still a topic of discussion in village bars.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_lagarfljotsormurinn-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Lagarfljotsormurinn - Iceland - Mercury Holidays\" width=\"377\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_lagarfljotsormurinn-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_lagarfljotsormurinn-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_lagarfljotsormurinn-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_lagarfljotsormurinn-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_lagarfljotsormurinn.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The locals don&#8217;t walk home alone!\u00a0<strong>Can you find it on your next trip to Iceland?<\/strong> More importantly, can you pronounce it?<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">El Chupacabra, the goat sucker of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/escorted-tours\/north-america\/usa\/yellowstone,-rushmore-and-the-grand-canyon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North America<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The hairless dog-like El Chupacabra, or goat sucker, with its terrifying spines and teeth, hunts through the <strong>Southern states of North America.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2722 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_el_chupacabra_v2-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"El Chupacabra - Mercury Holidays\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_el_chupacabra_v2-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_el_chupacabra_v2-768x680.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_el_chupacabra_v2-1024x906.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_el_chupacabra_v2.jpg 1375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It sucks the blood out of small farm animals leaving lifeless corpses with distinctive bite marks. <strong>Does this vampire-like creature really exist or is it just a coyote?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Be brave and seek out Bigfoot<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bigfoot or the Sasquatch roams through the forests of the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/escorted-tours\/north-america\/usa\/spirit-of-the-west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States<\/a><\/strong><\/span> on its strong limbs. Its thick fur, bad smell, huge footprints and distinctive scream have been the stuff of legend for centuries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bigfoot1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bigfoot - North America\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bigfoot1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bigfoot1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bigfoot1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bigfoot1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bigfoot1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recent photographs suggest there might be some truth to the legend. <strong>Luckily, Bigfoot doesn&#8217;t like people so visitors are quite safe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Track down the bad, bad Bunyip of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/escorted-tours\/australasia\/australia\/australian-adventure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australia<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Indigenous Australians refer to their mythological devil spirit as the Bunyip or Kianpraty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2716 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_bunyip-125192295_xl_70-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bunyip - Australia - Mercury Holidays\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_bunyip-125192295_xl_70-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_bunyip-125192295_xl_70-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_bunyip-125192295_xl_70-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_bunyip-125192295_xl_70-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_bunyip-125192295_xl_70-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Living anywhere near water it presents itself in many different guises with <strong>dog-like faces, horse-like tails, flippers or tusks.<\/strong> Visitors down under need to be alert when travelling near water.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Journey to<\/span> <a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/escorted-tours\/south-east-asia\/japan\/grand-tour-of-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japan<\/a><\/span> and catch a Kappa<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Japan has too many mythological monsters to count but the <strong>River Child or Kappa<\/strong> is universally known and feared.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_kappa_v2-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kappa - Mercury Holidays\" width=\"274\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_kappa_v2-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_kappa_v2-768x847.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_kappa_v2-929x1024.jpg 929w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_kappa_v2.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This humanoid creature has a beak, turtle shell and webbed feet and hands and a nasty habit of creeping up on unsuspecting swimmers and dragging them underwater to drown. Maybe visitors should leave their swimming costumes at home!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Catching sight of a\u00a0mysterious Scottish beast<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Legend-lovers have flocked to <strong>Loch Ness<\/strong> since the first &#8220;photograph&#8221; of Nessie was published and the whole world went crazy for this <strong>giant serpent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_2loch_ness_-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"Loch Ness - Scotland - Mercury Holidays\" width=\"351\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_2loch_ness_-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_2loch_ness_-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_2loch_ness_-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsz_2loch_ness_.jpg 1375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Is Nessie a primitive reptile that has somehow survived since the Ice Age? An unrecorded species? Or simply an illusion? <strong>A<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobite.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loch Ness Monster Cruise<\/a><\/span> gives visitors the chance to find out.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"cb-divider clearfix\"><span class=\"cb-title\">Take a look at&#8230;<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you want embark on your own Halloween-themed holiday, why not check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/escorted-tours\/europe\/romania\/transylvania-and-bucharest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>6-day Transylvania and Bucharest Escorted Tour<\/strong><\/span><\/a> which includes a visit to the famous <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Bran Castle,<\/strong><\/span> commonly called Dracula&#8217;s Castle!<\/p>\n<span class=\"cb-button cb-red cb-normal cb-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/escorted-tours\/europe\/romania\/transylvania-and-bucharest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow\">Find out more<\/a><\/span>\n<p><!-- TrustBox widget - List --><\/p>\n<div class=\"trustpilot-widget\" data-locale=\"en-GB\" data-template-id=\"539ad60defb9600b94d7df2c\" data-businessunit-id=\"58f277630000ff0005a08bbe\" data-style-height=\"500px\" data-style-width=\"100%\" data-theme=\"light\" data-stars=\"4,5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.trustpilot.com\/review\/mercuryholidays.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trustpilot<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- End TrustBox widget --><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween is back for another year! 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