We’ve had a run of rock concerts for some of our favourite – ageing I must admit – rock stars. In late January we saw Leonard Cohen perform in an open-air concert at a winery outside Melbourne. All the reviews all round the world have been saying how good he is – and 74 years...

Although many of us have heard songs which relate to Aruba many of us have never actually traveled to this Caribbean island. If you have never been to Aruba then you should plan a trip in the near future. Aruba is a small island found in the heart of the Caribbean Sea only 15 miles off the coast of...

Change is inevitable. In the time it takes Lonely Planet to publish a new edition of a guidebook phone numbers change, businesses move or close, prices rise and fall, borders open and close, immigration regulations change. To help keep LP guidebook users informed of updates and corrections we have...

Congratulations to our Top Droppers for May! We appreciate you ‘dropping’ by our blog. Hello Kitty Gifts Serian Man First Time The Matthias Chronicles Everyday Living Biz Boink BeadedTail Beyond Feron The Ad Master Free Stuff in Las Vegas Baby See the original post: May’s Top Entrecard...

The United Arab Emirates is a constitutional federation of seven emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah. The two states known as Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the most famous of the UAE because of their phenomenal growth development in recent years. This development...

My final stop in my brief circuit of Costa Rica was at another beach spot. I’d taken the high speed boat that rockets across from the beach at Montezuma to a beach a few km north of Jaco. We encountered a school of dolphins half way across. From there I continued south to Quepos where I tried...