Hi,
My name is Paul. My wife Mona and I have had a lot of fun traveling around Asia the last 5 years, buying unique arts and crafts from the “real markets”….not the designer stores. From time to time we will be offering some interesting items for sale, especially when the spare bedroom gets full.
Our thing is about “adventure shopping” for arts and crafts throughout Southeast Asia and India, utilizing low-cost airlines to hop from one outdoor market to another. Basically, it’s about having fun.
It all began innocently enough. Weekend hikes in the mountains at Lake Tahoe, in northern California, always seemed to involve a stop at some flea market or antique shop on the drive home.
A few years later, nothing has changed, except the location of the mountains and shopping venues. We are still searching for the ultimate handcrafted work of art. However, these days we do a lot more flying than driving. The hiking has included treks to various hilltribe villages in Northern Thailand and city hikes to the Russian Market in Phnom Penh and the Old Quarter in Hanoi.
The travel is not as expensive as you might think, if you approach it right. We arrived in Southeast Asia just as the LCC (Low Cost Carrier) concept was taking hold. If you’ve flown Southwest Airlines, Ryanair or easyJet, you know the drill. We offer tips about booking discount flights to the shopping capitals as we go along.
If you are into walking, shopping, and flying around Asia on the cheap, please return for a continuous supply of travel tips and shopping tricks.
Thanks for visiting.
