Jenolan Caves is one of the great natural spectacles in Australia, claimed to be the most ancient open caves in the world with arguably the most beautiful limestone formations. Scientists have dated the clay in the caves at 340 million years old. Tucked into a remote valley in the southern Blue Mountains National Park, this labyrinth of stalactite-...

From the safety of our Land Cruiser we watched the leopard staring down at us disdainfully, from where it lay stretched out on the branches of a marula tree. It had just finished devouring its kill, letting the remains drop to the ground where they were quickly snatched up by scavenging hyenas. Leopards usually hoist their killed prey of any substa...

Johannesburg is South Africa's most diverse, progressive and energetic city, the country's best showcase for activism and optimism, according to travel guide publisher, Rough Guides. There's really nowhere better if you want to see the face of modern South Africa and get a sense of how far the nation's come and where it's going next, the guidebook ...

​The bustling twin cities of Albury-Wodonga offer a delicious food scene, endless outdoor adventure and a thriving arts culture, as well as heritage buildings. With the Snowy Mountains and Rutherglen wine region nearby, this area taking in two Australian states makes a great stopover on the Sydney-Melbourne drive at any time of the year or war...

The traffic in all three lanes of the main highway was stationary as we sat in our rented car, travelling from San José – Costa Rica's capital – to Monteverde. It was November, the last month of the rainy season, but it was still hot. The road journey is supposed to take two-and-a-half hours, but it was more like three-and-a-half on both the outwar...

The lights of Costa Rica's capital, San José, appeared below us in sharp contrast to the darkness of the Central American jungles we had been flying over, as our plane descended into Juan Santamaria International Airport. The five-hour flight from Los Angeles via Guatemala City last November heralded our first visit to Costa Rica's capital, an...