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How to eat out without getting ripped off: spotting red-flag eateries and handling the bill

11/08/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Getting ripped off is rarely random. It happens in places where three conditions exist at the same time: passing tourists who won't return a second time, menus without clearly displayed prices, and ..

Treating collar stains before the shirt goes in the machine

14/09/2026
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Miscellany - Handy tips - Treating it early and testing for colourfastness lifts the mark with less strain on the fibres. This article focuses on steps you can apply straight away, while pointing out what to check so you do ..

7 Piping-Hot Snacks That Will Make You Want to Visit Saigon Right Away

29/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Restaurant & hotel reviews - Here are 7 snacks that you can easily find on the streets of Saigon, especially perfect to munch on for fun on rainy days or simply when Saigon turns cool. Saigon is entering its most unpredictable ..

Mapinguari: guardian of the Amazon, or a memory of the giant ground sloth?

27/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In many Amazonian stories, Mapinguari is a creature or an entity that protects the forest, with a terrifying cry, a powerful smell, skin that is hard to pierce and sometimes feet that point backward ..

Keeping a bedroom cooler through a hot spell

14/09/2026
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Miscellany - Handy tips - Blocking the heat during the day and ventilating at the right moment makes the room far more comfortable. This article focuses on steps you can apply straight away, while pointing out what to check ..

Hon Rua - Vinh Hy: Wildly Pristine and Poetically Enchanting

24/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - A wildly pristine and poetically enchanting place with such cool, crystal-clear blue waters. Vinh Hy Turtle Island is like a newly discovered rough gem, possessing the dreamy and untouched beauty of ..

Korean kimchi and banchan: the craft of fermentation and a table built on sharing

24/10/2026
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World - World food culture - Kimchi and banchan keep the Korean table in motion: sour, spicy, salty, fresh, grilled and stewed take their turns around the bowl of rice. Those small plates are not merely “free side dishes”; they ..

Swedish fika: why a cup of coffee can become a social pause

01/11/2026
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World - World food culture - Fika is usually described as Sweden's coffee break, but its meaning lies in deliberately stopping work in order to meet one another. A cup of coffee, a cinnamon bun or something simple to eat gives ..

Keeping household scissors sharp by using the right pair for the job

14/09/2026
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Miscellany - Handy tips - Keeping separate scissors for separate jobs, and the blades clean, is what holds off bluntness and rust. This article focuses on steps you can apply straight away, while pointing out what to check s ..

How do home meals differ across Vietnam's three regions in what is chosen and how it is seasoned?

24/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional specialties - Saying that the north is delicate, the centre bold and the south sweet is only a very rough generalisation. Real meals change with the province, the season, the household and its means; the more int ..

12 Common Travel Scams and How to Spot Each One

11/08/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Most travel scams are not sophisticated. They repeatedly follow a few old patterns, and the reason they remain effective is that the targets are tired, rushed, or overly relaxed and off their guard. ..

Letters, photographs and keepsakes: learning gratitude for earlier generations through family memory

19/10/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - Gratitude towards earlier generations usually begins with very small things: a faded photograph, a carefully folded letter, a work notebook or a story told again and again over dinner. Once we ask a ..

SCP-053 The Young Girl: the three-year-old who drives adults to madness and violence

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Imagine a three-year-old girl with clear eyes, an innocent smile and tiny hands held out to be picked up. There is nothing frightening about the child. And yet any adult who stays near her too long ..

The Jersey Devil: a thirteenth child, the Pine Barrens and 300 years of legend

30/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - The Jersey Devil is described as a creature with a horse's head, bat wings and hooves, born as Mother Leeds's thirteenth child and flying straight up the chimney. The story looks like a colonial tal ..

Hue vegetarian food: why is something so plain still so layered in flavour?

13/10/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional specialties - Hue vegetarian food is not simply a meat dish with the meat taken out. Vegetables, mushrooms, beans, seeds and the way things are seasoned are arranged so the meal has its own colour, texture and rh ..

A first trek in Pu Luong: pick a route you can manage and walk it responsibly

14/10/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Pu Luong draws people with its terraced fields, valleys and villages, but a good walk has to start from your fitness, the weather and respect for local life. Choose a route by how long it actually t ..

A first trip to Ha Giang without driving yourself: the same scenery, and safer

25/09/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - The roads of Ha Giang are beautiful, but they have steep passes, tight bends and weather that changes fast. Not driving yourself does not make the trip less of an adventure; for someone with little ..

A fire escape plan for a small apartment

14/09/2026
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Miscellany - Handy tips - Everyone in the home should know two ways out where they exist, the meeting point, and the rule about never going back for belongings. This article focuses on steps you can apply straight away, whil ..

Ba Mu: A Cultural Icon of Vietnamese Folklore

24/07/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - In the treasure trove of Vietnamese folklore, Ba Mu (the birth goddesses) are a very familiar image closely tied to folk beliefs, especially in customs related to childbirth and childcare. Ba Mu are ..

Good Foods and Recommended Daily Menu for Cardiovascular Patients

31/07/2026
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Miscellany - Health & beauty - Diet plays a pivotal role in protecting cardiovascular health, helping to control blood pressure, blood lipids, and weight—factors that directly affect heart health. For people who already have card ..

El Dorado: From the Muisca's Golden Ritual to the Dream of a City of Gold

03/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - El Dorado was originally closer to the image of a man covered in gold dust during a succession ritual than a city built entirely of gold. Through the accounts of the conquistadors, that objective gr ..