The house as viewed from above.Johnny Ward/onestepforwardJohnny Ward, an Irish travel blogger, built a luxury villa in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2021.He says he spent about 22.5 million Thai baht, or about $600,000, on the entire build.His two-story villa features a pool, a home cinema, and a man-cave.The first time Johnny Ward went to Chiang Mai, Thailand, he was 22.He paid for his one-way flight with money he earned from participating in a five-week-long medical research study.