Andrei Zviagintsev

Today we photographed elephants. Perhaps we will make canvases with photos for the wall. It is a pity for the animals, of course. Although the baby elephants are quite friendly and inquisitive, and tourists feed them well. Mixed impressions.

Today I'm taking pictures of food for the menu.

Exactly 2 years ago I flew away from home and haven't been back since. I remember the snowfall at the airport, my doubts before getting my boarding pass - "Maybe I shouldn't?", how a wheel was torn off my suitcase on the way, how I couldn't call a taxi at night, how I was looking for a SIM card with this suitcase on one wheel, how I saw the Caspian Sea from the hotel window for the first time... All this seemed so complicated, incomprehensible, and dangerous in places. And now two years have passed, but it feels like five.

A woman behind the glass with a kind smile is doing something magical with a dress on a mannequin in her studio, a man on the river bank is slowly weaving boats, apparently for sale, and the owner of a cafe is cheerfully playing with a dog waiting for the first customers, somewhere in the background there is calm music, and I am just strolling here after breakfast. Morning in Tam Coc.

This morning we met with Ola, took some photos, which I will show you soon. And last time we saw each other was on Phangan in Thailand. In general, it is interesting - you travel, meet someone, make new acquaintances, friends, then your paths diverge, and after a while you can meet in another city, country or even on another continent.

In Asia, I have moments when it seems like I've been there before. It's like a feeling when you just woke up, you don't remember what the dream was about, but the mood is still there. A fleeting deja vu. And here it's the same. One of the most peaceful and pleasant places I've been to is the "Temple on the Island"

I myself find it hard to believe that phones have learned to take photos like this. Amazing!

Street, gates, tables, a bike, and inside the houses kids are watching cartoons. This is the vibe of local cafes.
Greens, rice noodles, hot sauce with apples and carrots, something like our lula kebab. Local lunch for locals - very delicious!

My first day in a new city. Ninh Binh, Vietnam, 3.12.24

You need to set yourself a reminder:
Don't forget to just live! I know it sounds pompous, but personally, I really often forget and fly somewhere without stopping..

By the way, to be honest, I wanted to leave here today, but I was too lazy. It's probably for the best.

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Look like a lumberjack from Utah?) Today I walked 17.4 kilometers - crossed a gorge with a valley. It doesn't seem like much, but it's always difficult in the mountains!

I also like to take a walk, wander into some unfamiliar yard and make an unexpected discovery. For some reason, this house brought to mind "The Blue House Where Frida Lived". By the way, I would really like to visit there someday!

Working a lot and solving problems, I often forget to just enjoy life! But I like to take local food, find a place with a beautiful view and sit down to eat;) For some reason, we don't do this at home. And it costs practically nothing, such a lunch cost only about $1.2 - the price of a happy moment.

So, let's sum it up: in 2.5 weeks in Sapa I launched advertising and 2 sites, plus my own. I think we can move on.

Today is exactly half a year since I've been in Southeast Asia. On May 30th I flew to Kuala Lumpur for the first time. And the weather today is just great - no fog, no rain!

It's raining in Sapa today.. I don't really like this kind of weather, but it looks very atmospheric.