Buckley's

When Canadians hear the word Buckley’s, the first thing that normally comes to their mind is “that sh!@ is awful” and then it is followed by “but it works!”.  There was a Buckley’s ad campaign years ago that poked fun at their own disgusting formula that tasted like mouldy socks dipped in steaming hot garbage (see video link).  Louisa and I have spent the last month, yes a month, doing Yoga Teacher Training (TTC) in an Ashram in Vietnam with Sivananda Yoga.  Our experience was just...

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Chúc Mừng Năm Mới

Our arrival in Vietnam was perfectly timed for Vietnamese Lunar New Year, Tet (see link).  Even after repeatedly receiving advice to avoid Vietnam during Tet, we managed to arrive two days before the country’s biggest annual celebration.  You might be thinking to yourself - everyone loves parties, why would people recommend missing a country-wide party?  One simple answer, NOTHING IS OPEN DURING TET! Discovering our misjudgement and error in timing, we frantically tried to book flights...

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Dollarama

During our brief stopover in Cambodia, Louisa and I had one major realization – Cambodia is the best dollar store in the World!  Now nicknamed, Dollambodia, Cambodia is bursting with deals and scams just like your local “Dollarama” store.  Bottled water, the refreshing ionized liquid source of life, is the same price as a 30 minute foot massage or even a hand carved Buddha.  Just like all dollar stores, there isn’t any consistency with the pricing.  In Canada you can get a pen...

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