Some places, almost inexplicably, seem to be cradles of music. Seattle in the US produced Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana, Manchester in the UK seems to churn out a never ending supply of ‘indie’ bands from The Smiths via The Stone Roses through to Oasis. Another place that deserves to be recognised as a musical hotbed is Montreal in the Canadian Province of Quebec, and in just seven hours you can be there.

The video is set in the very room at Montreal’s Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel in which John and Yoko held the protest, and takes a look the Bed in for Peace and how the events unfolded. john lennon yoko ono bed in peace montreal beatles give chance paul mccartney george harrison ringo starr www.bonjourquebec.co.uk

The charming town of Kununurra in Western Australia has a lot to boast about, but one of its quirkier attractions is the Celebrity Tree Park. It’s here that you can find trees planted by the great and the good within yards of each other. For example, HRH Princess Anne’s contribution is just yards from Rolf Harris’ which itself is a short stroll from Baz Luhrmann’s.

Each installment of Ben's Tours will take you on a visit to a special place. This time we're in New York to see Strawberry Fields, a memorial to John Lennon, and The Dakota Apartments, where he lived and died.

Bali - coast and mountains.

The midnight sun over Antarctica's mountains & iceflows; New Years Eve.

Overview of Tokyo.

The diversity of Singapore.

Cosmopolitan Shanghai.