Timid Japanese workers have found a way to get out of awkward conversations with their bosses when they’ve decided to quit: hire someone else to do it. The use of ‘resignation agency’ Momuri (translating to “I can’t do this anymore”…) is skyrocketing.

The 48km/3-day hike to Britain’s remotest pub – the Old Forge in Inverie on Scotland’s west coast – brings new meaning to “working up a thirst”… Only the bravest of souls attempt the cold, muddy trek – but those who do reckon the pub’s hand-cut chips make it worthwhile.

Back Down Under, tourists are opting to search for gold as the price of the metal climbs… Central Queensland gold prospecting tour operator Leigh McGrath reckons interest in gold nugget fossicking – which he said is “addictive” – is on the rise. “Gold fever – it’s deadset real,” he says.