Abu Dhabi

The song Abu Dhabi is by Mikolas Josef, the Czech singer and songwriter.  You might know him from the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest where his finished sixth with his song “Lie to Me”.  The most successful Czech entry in Eurovision at the time of writing. If the United Arab Emirates is under your consideration for …

Santorini

No words are needed to accompany Yanni’s “Santorini”. The song is dedicated to one of the most beautiful islands in the world.  The song “Santorini” is said to be a timeless classic masterpiece since it manages to epitomise the music balance you can find in Greek Music and Greek nature. Santorini is located some 120 …

It’s the Sunny Side of Life

It’s the Sunny Side of Life is probably not on many people’s playlists, but the Maldives continues to be one of the most popular long-haul holiday destinations for UK travellers thanks to its picturesque islands, white sand beaches and crystal-clear lagoons.  The song was Official song of MATATO Maldives Travel Awards 2015.  It is regularly …

St Augustine at Night

Have you been to Florida or planning a trip to Florida? Then you are likely to have been to Orlando or Miami.  How many of you have ever considered St Augustine?  This is where our song takes us this time. “St Augustine at night” was a single released in October 2020 by the Californian based …

Kiss Kiss – Turkish Delight

“Kiss Kiss” is probably the most famous song to come out of Turkey but you didn’t realise it.  The original song “Şımarık” was a hit for Tarken, a German born Turkish singer.  You are probably more familiar with the versions by the Greek-American singer Stella Soleil in 2001, which was itself covered by the Australian …

I Love LA

For our musical inspiration we head back to 1983. “From the West Side to the East Side / Everybody’s very happy / ’Cause the sun is shining all the time / Looks like another perfect day / I love L.A. (we love it)”, so sang Randy Newman. Randy says that the sun is shining all …

Welcome back my friends

After the announcement on Thursday, by both the British and German governments that travel restrictions to the Canary Islands have been lifted, the Canary Islands Tourism is welcoming back its friends. British and German tourists are the mainstay of the Canary Island tourism and hospitality industry. “Welcome back my friends” are the opening words of …

Don’t think I’ll own a private jet

Sang Rod Stewart in the song “True Blue*” released in 1972.  In fact most of us will never own a private jet, however over the past few years private jet travel has become more affordable so that more and more of us are flying “private”.  If you just want the experience of flying on a …

My girl and I went walking

by the Caribbean sea. So wrote Jimmy Buffett in his track Pre-You. Buffett is multi-talented American singer–songwriter, author, and businessman. His songs often make reference to an “island escapism” lifestyle.  I think that many of us could do with some of that right now. His songs are full of references to various Caribbean islands and …

Cyprus is my island

“Cyprus is my island. When the going’s rough I would love to find you Somewhere in a place like that… ” David Bowie once again provides our musical inspiration for our travel destination this week. The lyrics above come from the track “Move On”. Bowie’s first wife Angie was actually born on the island and …