In Inle Lake we had reached the promised land. Sure, the power went out all over town for hours at a time, taking with it the hot water and wifi. But we were in…
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After Bagan, Mel and I spent three days and two nights on a 45 mile trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake. True to form when it comes to Myanmar I have mixed feelings about the…
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The monotone, sing-song of a monk reading rang through the early morning darkness. A crowd of people spoke in hushed tones, pacing this way and that atop the temple, looking for the prime photo-taking…
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Yangon had been interesting (and enlightening) but Mel and I were over big city life and ready for a change of pace, so we took a night bus for Bagan; the crown jewel of…
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By our second day we’d regained some energy and were ready to explore the temples and pagodas of Yangon. We started with a small temple that was walking distance from our hotel. There were…
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Myanmar is unlike any place I’ve ever been or imagined. It’s dirty and strange, but so beautiful in a raw sort of way – a bit like stepping back in time. Thirty minutes to be…
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If this post had a subtitle it would be “A Lesson in Scooting Within Your Abilities.” I’ll say it plainly: scooting along this road is the Olympics of scooting. If you were attempting to…
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My last morning in Vietnam, I hugged Melanie goodbye (but not for good!), hopped in a cab and was off for Thailand. Bangkok is everything to the utmost – the biggest, loudest, wildest. It’s…
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Vietnam is one of my absolute favorite countries I’ve visited… and I did NOT see that coming. Cons: People: I’m about to break my own constant for all of my previous pro/con lists. I’m…