Australis is an expedition cruise company that specializes in exploring what the company calls the end of the world - the pristine waterways of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego at the bottom end of South America. Catering to only around 200 passengers maximum, our ships undertake three-, four- and seven-night itineraries between September and April e...

St. Pete Beach on Florida's Gulf of Mexico was first named St. Petersburg Beach, when it was incorporated in 1957. Then, in 1994, its residents voted for a name change to St. Pete Beach, to make the distinction between their city and that of St. Petersburg, a few miles to the east. And the name defines this destination, offering, as it does, a 'ste...

Bat Out of Hell, the rock musical by Jim Steinman is the, originally aborted, predecessor of (rather than a spin off from) the multi-million selling Meat Loaf album. It brings together a 'greatest hits' collection of Steinman songs from his collaboration with Meat Loaf, with a couple of 'bridging' arias specially written to support plot progression...

​ Chicago, the longest-running American musical in Broadway history has returned to the London West End stage and is playing to packed houses at the Phoenix Theatre. Doesn't time fly I was fortunate enough to be there when Chicago first opened in London back in 1979 - and blew audiences away. The then 'hard-hitting', Bob Fosse musical that took the...

​ Independent specialist Sunvil's new Latin America brochure offers a collection of immersive holidays in the region. Colombia Gaining increasing recognition as one of the world's emerging destinations, Colombia offers colonial architecture, diverse wildlife and fascinating culture. The terrain varies from hot tropical Caribbean shorelines to glaci...

Wildland Adventures is offering Spiritual Life of India which, over 10 days, will guide guests the centuries-old worlds and traditions that help define today's spiritual universe of India. The trip will culminate at the Kumbh Mela (The Festival of the Urn), a 45-day spiritual gathering in Allahabad, which the Hindus consider to be India's religious...