All Britain's Are Scaredy Cats?

Nearly two thirds (64%) of British adults perceive themselves to be a fearless adventurous type of person. However, a new study by Travelodge has revealed we’re actually a nation of scaredy cats, as only 29% of Britons has actually had the courage to take on an adventurous activity.

In response to this misconception and to celebrate it’s new ‘Get Up & Go’ campaign, Travelodge has commissioned the UK’s first series of interactive 3D adventure postcards. This offers Britons a unique opportunity to be photographed doing an adventurous adrenaline rush activity but with two feet firmly on the ground.      

The postcard pictures have been created using 3D street art, which is an optical illusion designed to trick the mind into believing that a two dimensional painting is a three dimensional object. This is created by using the laws of diminishing or expanding perspective which tricks the mind and creates the illusion of depth and height within a picture.

 

The 6m x 3m x 2m bespoke floor to wall 3D interactive picture postcards are being trialled at Britain’s busiest railway station, London Waterloo today, Thursday 22^nd May 2014, from 6am to 7pm. Members of the public will be given a unique opportunity to be photographed abseiling down the iconic White Cliffs of Dover which represent a drop of 350ft and also be captured jet skiing along one of the world’s most famous rivers, The Thames against the iconic London skyline.

Listed below are the nation’s top ten list of adventurous activities they would love to do, if they could:        

1.     Jet skiing down The Thames

2.     Abseiling down the White Cliffs of Dover

3.     Climbing Big Ben

4.     Zip line from the top of the Shard building

5.     Climb Blackpool Tower

6.     Bungee jump from the Clifton Suspension bridge

7.     Scuba dive – looking for Nessie in Loch Ness 

8.     Climb the Angel of the North statue

9.     Sail around the UK

10.  Drive at Silverstone

Research findings also revealed that a third of Britons have reported that they have become more adventurous with age.  A fifth of adults stated that they feel constant pressure from work colleagues and friends to portray a more adventurous personality.

The study also found that the most adventurous people in Britain can be found in:

1.     London

2.     North East

3.     West Midlands

4.     Yorkshire

5.     East Anglia

6.     Northern Ireland

7.     Scotland

8.     North West

9.     Wales

10.   South East