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Should Will Smith Lose His Oscar?

Home, NewsBy Mark Beales2nd April 2022Leave a comment

Should Will Smith lose his first Oscar? It’s a reasonable question, given his actions at the 2022 ceremony. I don’t know about you, but when we’ve been to company awards’ ceremonies, it’s not the done thing to punch the host then expect to be handed the top prize a few moments later. Yet, that’s what…

Top 10 Places for Children in Saigon

Home, News, Travel, VietnamBy Mark Beales20th March 2022Leave a comment

Top 10 Places for Children and Families in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) After spending the past three years in Ho Chi Minh City with two young children, we’ve explored numerous parks, play areas and picnic spots. And we still have a feeling that there’s heaps more to be discovered. Vietnam’s largest city may lack…

Top 10 Things to do on Phu Quoc

Home, News, TravelBy Mark Beales14th February 2022Leave a comment

Phu Quoc is an island making up for lost time. Up until 1975, it housed a massive prison camp. In the same year, a group of Khmer Rouge soldiers landed but were soon seen off by Vietnamese forces – a sign of the long-standing tension about the island’s ownership. It took until 1999 for Cambodia…

Novak flies home after final Aussie Open bid fails

Home, NewsBy Mark Beales16th January 2022Leave a comment

Novak Djokovic’s bid to win another Australian Open has ended. In fact, he could be the first player to go out of a tournament for failing to get a simple two shots. His apparent anti-vaccination stance has cost him dearly and a drawn-out legal battle is over. The world number one swapped the tennis courts…

Vietnam hot-spots start to re-open

Home, NewsBy Mark Beales8th January 2022Leave a comment

With lockdowns over, some of Vietnam’s main tourist destinations are slowly waking up. Foreign tourists may still be thin on the ground, but local travellers are keen to start exploring again. And, with so few travellers around, there are some great deals and upgrades to be found. Here are two we recently checked out.  …

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