For our stay we checked in to The Retreat, a beautiful two-story beach house apartment located adjacent to the main building. This room includes a private pool and is so private that you’ll hardly remember there are three more rooms on site. Being such a small boutique property you almost always feel like you have the entire place to yourself, until it comes time for meals in the main area and you have a chance to mingle with fellow guests. On our last evening we opted for room service at no extra fee, while we packed our bags for our early morning departure and return to Sydney. … [Read more...] about Staying at Pretty Beach House North of Sydney
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European PGA-Spanish Open Scores
Thursday At Club de Campo Villa de Madrid Madrid Purse: $1.65 million Yardage: 7,112; Par: 71 First Round Kristian Krogh Johannessen, Norway 63 Adri Arnaus, Spain 65 Dean Burmester, South Africa 66 Jamie Donaldson, Northern Ireland 66 Marcel Siem, Germany 66 Andrea Pavan, Italy 66 Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Spain 66 Jon Rahm, Spain 66 Matthew Nixon, England 67 Adrian Otaegui, Spain 67 Jens Dantorp, Sweden 67 Zander Lombard, South Africa 67 Jason Scrivener, Australia 67 Samuel Del Val, Spain 67 Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium 67 Gaganjeet Bhullar, India 67 Sihwan Kim, South Korea 67 Also David Lipsky, United States 68 Sergio Garcia, Spain 69 David Cooke, United States 70 Johannes Veerman, United States 71 John Catlin, United States 71 Julian Suri, United States 72 Jose-Maria Olazabal, Spain 73 Charlie Saxon, United States 75 Sean Crocker, United States 76 … [Read more...] about European PGA-Spanish Open Scores
Trump publicly urges China to investigate the Bidens
Throughout his presidency, Trump has made no effort to hide actions or statements that critics called outrageous violations of norms and standards — but because he does them in public, they seem to stir less blowback than if they had been done behind closed doors. Among other things, he repeatedly called on his own Justice Department to investigate his Democratic foes and eventually fired his first attorney general for not protecting him from the Russia investigation. … [Read more...] about Trump publicly urges China to investigate the Bidens
Hanoi among world’s best places for coffee: CNN
Café Dinh at 13 Dinh Tien Hoang Street and Xofa Café & Bistro at 14 Tong Duy Tan Street, both in Hoan Kiem District, and Café Duy Tri at 43 Yen Phu Street in Tay Ho District are perfect for a coffee date, it suggested. … [Read more...] about Hanoi among world’s best places for coffee: CNN
HCMC to host international music fest
The city will also organize many other activities and events during the three-day music festival, including exhibitions and conferences about the Vietnamese music industry and world music trends. Winners of a contest for young performers will get the chance to perform at the festival. … [Read more...] about HCMC to host international music fest