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John Leonard

A blogger who loves to make short documentaries. Spent many years playing football at a pretty decent standard. Fond of the poker. He is another good egg.

How to Get a Vietnam Visa

December 5, 2017November 15, 2017 by John Leonard
How to get a Vietnam Visa

Vietnam is one of those countries that requires a little more forethought because of the visa’s. This is how we got our visa’s and jumped the queue!

Categories All, Blog, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel How To, Travel in Vietnam, Travel Planning Tags Get A Vietnam Visa, How to get a Visa, Vietnam Visa, Visa for Vietnam, Visa on arrival Leave a comment

How to shoot a music festival in the rain!

August 1, 2015July 29, 2015 by John Leonard

What does it take to be able to film at a Music Festival…in the lashing rain..In Ireland? Home made plastic socks are just the beginning….

Categories Mini Documentaries, Music Festivals, Travel in Ireland, Travel Video Reviews, Videos Leave a comment

Which SD card should I buy for Video?

July 24, 2015 by John Leonard

When I first started out making videos I had no idea which SD card I should get. I didn’t pass it too much thought though. I expected it to be a relatively simple process. And it was! I asked the guy from whom we bought our camera which one to get.

Categories Travel, Travel Gear, Travel Planning Tags Travel Gear, Travel Gear Review Leave a comment

Webster Nyirenda – Winner of the CALI Award

July 20, 2015 by John Leonard

Webster has made a difference in the Malawians, especially the students by introducing computers to them

Categories All, CALI Award, Community Service, Inspiring, Inspiring Stories, Making a Difference, Making a Difference Featured Videos Tags Community Service, Education, inspiring stories, Making a Difference, The CALI Award, Volunteer, Volunteer experience Leave a comment

Honesty & Integrity – The Parable of the Broken Sink

September 30, 2015July 4, 2015 by John Leonard
Broken Sink

A broken sink teaches me a lesson about honesty and integrity. Can I live with these principles day in and day out?

Categories Armchair Travel, Inspiring Stories, Travel in Cambodia Tags Honesty, Integrity Leave a comment

4 Compassionate Children We Can Learn From

September 30, 2015July 2, 2015 by John Leonard

There is something so beautiful about kid protecting animals from adults. Here we show four of our favourite children who react to the killing of animals for food.

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Mobility Dogs Prison Training Program

July 23, 2015June 2, 2015 by John Leonard
Mobility Dogs Assistance Trust

We travel to New Zealand to film a special program where prison inmates spend their days training mobility dogs ready to assist people with disabilities.

Categories Featured, Making A Difference Videos, Mini Documentaries, Videos 5 Comments

Kathy Wong – Winner of the CALI Award

January 28, 2016May 25, 2015 by John Leonard

Our latest CALI award winner is Kathy Wong, whose social enterprise Moeloco provides shoes for impoverished kids.

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Andrew Morgan – Winner of the CALI Award

May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 by John Leonard

The True Cost is a film about the impacts of the clothing industry on different communities. It opens on May 29th.

Categories All, CALI Award, Community Service, Inspiring, Inspiring Stories, Making a Difference, Making a Difference Featured Videos, Volunteer 2 Comments

Nadia Rice – Winner of the CALI Award

May 11, 2015 by John Leonard

Nadia Rice has made raising money to provide water in remote villages in Cambodia as one of her main causes in life.

Categories All, CALI Award, Community Service, Inspiring, Making a Difference Tags Community Service, Making a Difference, The CALI Award, Volunteer, water shortage Leave a comment
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