A gallery dedicated to toilets? A robot repair shop? Is it us, or has airport art gotten decidedly trippy?

Before Joakim Noah and Nicolas Batum faced off on court at Chicago's United Center on November 13, the two members of France's national team had more pressing issues at hand.

Has the English Premier League finally admitted defeat in its quest for the infamous "39th game?". The league's chief executive Richard Scudamore appeared to signal as much to CNN when he admitted that fan opposition to the idea might prove insurmountable.

From the land of "The Hobbit" and Mongolia's steppes to African deltas and the sun-kissed beaches of southern Spain, holidays on horseback offer adventurous types the chance to explore the world's most beautiful locales from an entirely different perspective.