Making world records has become a habit of Dubai. After witnessing record breaking footfall of visitors this year, the Dubai authorities are now working round the clock to introduce many new additions to the amazing Dubai tourist attractions. Dubai is adding an entire new range of the best places to see in Dubai across all […]
The History of the Zika Virus
The new scare has a history too. Zika virus has become a major concern the last few months thanks to scary sightings all over the world. The disease has also been published as an ‘emerging infectious disease’ in medical journals. It was first thought as a bad internet scam thanks to circulating photos of babies […]
Rediscovering Cebu
The voyage of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, whose 16th-century mission for Spain was the first to circumnavigate the globe, took a tragic turn in 1521 when he was killed during a Custer-like attack on the local populace in Cebu, The Philippines. Today’s explorers will find a more friendly welcome in Cebu than that received by […]
Starting Over in a Different Country-a True Story
This is a story about a Japanese tourist that decided to change her complete life. Her story that could inspire many. In search for Paradise on Earth, Amy spend her last $300 on a ticket from Tahiti to Rarotonga, a place where she hoped she would find what she was looking for. Big cities like […]
Find Your Island Paradise in Bohol, the Phillipines
My wife, Liza, and I visited Bohol after a few days at the much more famous Philippine beach resort of Boracay. And while Boracay does have perfect white sand beaches, it draws large crowds of tourists and its beachfront has become very commercialized. The island of Bohol, a ferry ride from thebustling Philippine city of […]
Southbound humpback whales sing along on Gold Coast
By Michael S. Smith I’d never heard anything like it. Monolithic sounds blasted and bubbled between silent spaces. Slow rhythms and themes, notes like obsidian ocean swells and the heart swallowing troughs between. The minute-long song moved me. It started with gum-leaf squeaks followed by whale oinks that sounded like […]