left our jobs, went to Asia

Cozy courtyard of a lodge in Tukuche, Nepal

Continuing the Annapurna circuit trek, I had time to think about supply and demand.

Not being an economist, I saw a few simple conditions of my questions.

There are three towns:  READ MORE »

I hoped this nightmare only exists in UK and around it. But no!

Water taps in Vietnam

It is in Vietnam also, at least a few hotels. Why on earth do people come up with "inventions" like this?  READ MORE »

Crazy house, Da Lat, Vietnam

Hang Nga Villa is also called Crazy House. Some devoted avangarde enthusiasts admire it as a real work of art, although to us it seemed little bit kitschy. Every country has one of those "out of the box" architects - in Sintra, Portugal - Baron von Eschwege, in Barcelona, Spain - Gaudi, and obviously here, in Dalat - Madam Nga.

To make it absolutely clear, it is a house with rooms, ment to use as a hotel. Well, it is a hotel. If all the houses in town would look like this, we'd be now living in an anthill.  READ MORE »