Friday, May 10, 2024
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GREG HACKETT

THIS HAS TO BE A WINNER…

Come on, who doesn’t want to be “Somewhere Else”? Where there’s a pub and a grill, tropical weather to relax and chill, a sandy...

WOO HOO – THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A HOLIDAY…

Soon to be built on the foreshore of DaNang’s My Khe Beach, the hotel everyone’s been waiting for. Where life is one long, kick-ass...

JUST MY LUCK TO LOB AT DANANG BEACH ON “VIETNAM IRONMAN” WEEKEND…

I shall prudently wait a couple of days before I strip down to my boardies and strut DaNang beach. For the sake of Australia’s...

SCOOTERS SCAT, HERE’S THE BIG BOYS’ BIKES…

DaNang: Must be the Vietnam chapter of the Harley Davidson Motorcycle Club’s weekend beachside meet. A bunch of happy, friendly blokes too. Motorbikes over...

LUNCH WITH THE LOCALS…

Ho Chi Minh city workers’ meal US$1 BBQ chicken: snippets of crunchy, salt encrusted mostly skin fat, salad, hot rice and small vegie soup....

CAFFEINE DRIP FEED

The morning heart-starter is a mini filter coffee. The hot brew drips from the tiny top canister into the glass below. Energy, drip by...

I GOT A TIGER IN MY TANK…

… and I’m king of the road again.(apologies to David Dundas, “Jeans On”, 1976) Taking in the ceaseless, frenetic bio-rhythm of Saigon’s “tourism central”...

Lunch for under $13

Back to Dear Liza for a $12.50 lunchbox: rockling bites, chips, grilled corn and “Rochelle’s Coleslaw”. Good value for St Kilda… The post Lunch for...

TROPICAL ISLAND TRAVEL … THE LAST RESORT

#dunk_island #south_molle #daydream_island #whitsunday_islands #great_barrier_reef  Queensland’s famous island resorts, once like a string of pearls along a tropical coast, are now mostly dots of decay. http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-23/south-molle-island-remains-in-tatters-with-no-signs-reopening/9670338 They...

Hey if Genghis Khan, then I can too

Ok so everyone’s had Mongolian beef noodles. But this is the first time I’ve done the soup: sweet and savoury, crunchy, steamed vegies, and...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.