In this small mountain village on the north of India, whereever is a drinking fountain you will see some women washing clothes and dishes all the day long.

This s a tiny village of Burma's refugee, where the people of the Longneck tribe are forced to live from the Thai government since more than 20 years. This village is also sadly known as a "Human Zoo", where the life and the culture of this special tribe is always showcased for tourists from all the world... just for the price of a ticket (250bhat). By now the people of this village gave up their freedom and their human rights..

Driving through the mountain roads around Mae Hong Son there are many rice fields where the people from the villages come to work everyday.

During my stay in northern Thailand I rented a scooter and drove in company with an Australian girl met a few days earlier, through the villages in the mountains around Mae Hong Son. We were looking for the Burma's refugee villages to witness the different situations of life in the villages. This is the "Ban Nai Son Kayan Longneck Village", a small and remote village of huts almost inaccessible because of the dire condition of the road that leads here.

I was hosted in a small village near the city of Comilla. Here the visitors are very rare, especially in this time of year. Therefore my presence did not pass unnoticed. Wherever I walked the locals greeted me enthusiastically inviting me to drink or eat something together.. or perhaps have a chat. The elderly and those who could speak a bit of English tried excited to have a conversation with this man came from far away (me).

A small village nearby Mae Hong Son in Thailand. If you ride the motorbike outside the city you can find a few of these small villages formed by a dozen of huts. Here nobody can speak english and they normally work on the harvest, and the life is very simple.

Old Manali is a small mountain village nearby the Himalaya in India. In this peaceful town, the life pass by slow and quietly. This square was close to my guesthouse and a lot of people was used to gather here daily. The old women were chatting or weaving, the men were caring about the animals and the kids playing volleyball or other games all together.

The Japanese summer offers glimpses very beautiful as soon as you get far from the big cities like Tokyo. Here we are in a small town called Hokuto in the state of Yamanashi nearby the Fuji mountain. This area is also known for its beautiful fields of sunflowers which are an important tourist attraction.