Melinda Healy

Gordon Ramsay's latest venture at Caesars Bluewaters hotel is slick and colourful with that theatre vibe It's getting hot in Caesars Palace, and for good reason.

"The whole summer has been a write-off" is the sentiment coming out of Australia following one of the worst bushfire seasons on record. "Everyone is really hurting," says Jodie York, who runs a fishing charter business.

Voted the second-most liveable city in the world, Melbourne has it all – cultural diversity, a passion for fashion, a vibrant coffee scene, hidden laneways and a love for sports. Experience all that the cultural capital of Australia has to offer with us.

"Allahu Akbar." No matter what faith you're from, you feel something special when the Islamic call to prayer (adhan) resonates throughout your local area five times a day, every day.

Abu Dhabi is an emirate that offers equal doses of cosmopolitan appeal and traditional charm. Here are six quintessential experiences for every type of traveller.

Each year in the United Arab Emirates, when the calendar clicks into November, it signals the countdown to Abu Dhabi's biggest party weekend: The Formula 1 Etihad Grand Prix - four days of motoring action and trackside glamour.

A Louvre museum in the desert was the goal. The plan: to transform Abu Dhabi from a business-driven city, reliant on oil production, into the cultural epicentre of the Middle East. Melinda Healy explores how Louvre Abu Dhabi came to be.