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Browsing and Sluicing in Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula Jonathan Ray discovers that Canada’s most vibrant and global city is home to some exceptional restaurants and a vibrant cocktail culture with some of North America’s most exciting wines on its...

Japan - Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan Throughout my trip I traveled to Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo and Hiroshima. I wrote one blog for the entire week, so it is a long read, with lots of photos and videos. I have gone over it once or twice in piece, however, I...

It is January end when my husband and I drive from Munnar to Kodaikanal (162 km) via Madurai.  If it is all about tea plantations in Munnar, the road to Madurai passes coffee, pepper and vast cardamom plantations.  As we go further, we come...

Introduction Phu Quoc is a very mountainous and densely forested Island of 1320 sq km; it is 48 km in length from south to north and has a population of approx. 80,000 people. Situated in the Gulf of Thailand 45 km west of Ha Tien on the Vietnamese...

Having only formed in 2008, Aussie rockers ME sure have come a long way since playing residential gigs across Melbourne. Following a record deal with Lizard King Records, the 4 piece are now based in the UK where they have experienced a whirlwind of...