Up in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, in the Annamese Mountain range, is the raunchily named Valley of Love. It used to be the Valley of Peace until university students changed its name and cemented Dalat's reputation as the hot Vietnamese destination for couples searching for a cooler climate. Dalat is a curious mix of the unabashedly kitsch saved by a rare regard for the avant-garde further let down by a penchant for pointless taxidermy and ultimately rescued from the depths of bad taste by a population of student intellectuals. The contradictions of this little Love Shack town can make your head spin.