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Saigon’s Hidden Speakeasies

Rust-streaked radiators and exposed wiring share corridors with hand-lettered flyers advertising clandestine nights. Down a narrow hallway that smells faintly of old coffee, a heavy door with no sign conceals a bar whose interior looks straight out of a glamorous 50’s movie  — low light, plush velvet sofas, lacquered tables and plenty of dark corners that catch the glow of a single filament bulb.

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Bushcraft Camping, Islands, volcanoes and tuna

Camping on a deserted island, cooking freshly caught fish on a fire made using only materials found on the beach. Meeting the tuna fishermen of Pemana Island with whom we are about to start an exciting and ground breaking project.

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Know your Coconut Palm

The Coconut palm is known as the Tree of Life because it provides food, water, nutrition, oil, antiseptic, charcoal and wood to build a house.

Every part of the tree is used, this is how :

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The Coconut Conundrum

Coconut Palms, the defining image of tropical island life are in danger of extinction. The coconut industry is under stress.

The total amount of coconut growing land on the planet is 12 Million hectares.

60% of the worlds coconuts are in South East Asia and Indonesia alone has 3.4 Million hectares of coconut landscapes.

A systemic decline in productivity, aging trees and farmers, is reaching the point of no return.

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