A free entertainment newspaper, Barfly is published every Thursday and will guide you to the after-hours hot spots and local music scene in Cairns. Be sure to pick one up.

Once considered a sport for Australia’s elderly, lawn bowling has made a comeback. Grab a beer, kick off your shoes, and join the trendy at Paddington Bowling Club for this quirky pastime.

Most people know the namesakes for the world’s most famous churches. St. Paul’s Cathedral is named after St. Paul. St. Peter’s Basilica is named after…yes, St. Peter. But Nuremberg’s oldest pilgrimage church carries the name of a saint even devout people may not know – St. Sebald. He’s the patron saint of Nuremberg, and his relics rest in a golden tomb under a magnificent bronze canopy in the church. Who was St. Sebald, and what did he do to be so honored? Read the rest of this entry »

When traveling in Peru, many will try to sell you what you believe to be 100% alpaca, but you can rest assured that the sweaters, scarves, and blankets at Alpaca’s Best are the real deal.

In as early as the 11th Century BC, the Chinese developed a way of baking white clay at extremely high temperatures (up to 1100°F), thus creating porcelain. It was not, however, until the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) that the first functional porcelain masterpieces were created. Read the rest of this entry »

If you never want to forget the beauty of Milford Sound or Fiordland National Park, visit this gallery and take home one of the artist’s magnificent oil paintings depicting New Zealand’s landscapes.