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Getting some much needed R&R at Nirwana Resort & Spa
Dave had hurt his arm. We weren’t sure whether it was from a spider bite or something less sinister, but his arm had blown up like a balloon and the bite had begun to look black and sore. Dave was...
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Feasting at our Balinese cooking class at Le Zat Beach Restaurant in East Bali
When Dave and I lived in Mexico for three months last year, one of the last things we did there was go to a cooking class with our friend Kristin in Oaxaca City. Dave and Kristin during the cooking...
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Time flies at Villa Kubu Boutique Hotel & Spa
2pm to 3:30am. 8.5 hours. That’s how long we had to enjoy this: The night before we arrived at Villa Kubu Boutique Hotel & Spa, Carmen and I had watched the Oscar winning film The Theory of...
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Scuba diving in the Philippines – What you can expect to see
Words by Dave, video by Carmen Picture the biggest, meanest bouncer you have ever seen at a night club. Notice how he walks, fists akimbo, swaying side to side like he owns the place – a real tough,...
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Hayahay! Check out our Panglao, Alona Beach stay
We came to the Philippines to go scuba diving. We didn’t really have anything else on our wish list except to cram in as many dives as we could. Unfortunately, we didn’t do much research and arrived at...
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Creating ‘masterpieces’ at our batik painting class in Ubud
Each year when I ask my parents what they’d like for their birthdays, they simply ask for a handmade card. Touching as this might be, at the age of 28 I like to think I’m a bit beyond the small gift of...
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A taste of luxury at Radisson Blu Cebu City in the Philippines
Cebu City in the Philippines is a boom town. Back in the early ’90s it had what was nickamed a ‘Ceboom’ and the good times are back – there are plans to expand the city’s airport to four times its...
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Zooming around Saigon with Vietnam Vespa Adventures
“I’ve fallen off twice,” she tilted her head back and laughed, as if it was a big joke. I looked at her with wide eyes. It was a Wednesday night and we were at Chill Bar in the centre of Saigon. The...
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Street food tour with Saigon Street Eats – a tasty history lesson
Words by Dave, video by Carmen Class, may I have your attention for today’s lecture. Vietnam was ruled by the French from the year 1887 to 1954, and in that time, myriad French influences were...
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Hot work with Vietnam Vespa Adventures in Hoi An
Words by Dave, video by Carmen “The rain is coming on Thursday,” the café owner tells us. “Not long now.” Every evening in Hoi An dark clouds rumble up from the horizon and flash with electric...
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