• Outdoor light fixtures

    A bit of creativity displayed in terms of outdoor lighting. How to best protect an exposed bulb without actually buying a fixture? One option: Use…

  • Hard work

    I think that street cleaners in the USA have it easy. Aftermath of the morning market in Da Lat, Vietnam.

  • A bull in a china shop

    A few weeks ago one of the people I was traveling with mentioned that as many times as he’s heard the phrase, he’s never actually…

  • Cigarette Incense

    In the event you don’t happen to have any incense handy for venerating a shrine, cigarettes will do.  Creative product use. Again have to wonder…

  • Simple Staircase

    A simple staircase. Just notches cut into a log. Seems to be mainly done for tradition, as the town is definitely connected enough to have…

  • Dashed Illusions of Security

    Ok, it’s not a safe box, but the lock on this drawer does make me feel like it will be a bit more secure to…