Traveling Myanmar about 15 months ahead of the military coup there. Very lovely people just wanting to live in peace there.
The overnight bus was awesome! VIP indeed with attendant, snacks, more room than a plane and extra blankets for the cold temperatures. They gave me a can of orange juice that was almost hot! Not to worry! With temperatures hovering near refrigerator temp’s, I knew it would be cold in a couple hours so drank […]
Awesome trip on the river to Bagan! Relaxing, peaceful, lots of room to stand and stretch. Plus, for the same price, I got the boat with AC so when it got to cooking on top, I was able to go below and cool off. Nice traveling with space, being able to sit and read, take
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Yes, I know some of you don’t have Facebook or seldom check it. I’ve been picking up signals in places I never expected with the sim card in my camera. Thus, I’ve made a few video’s from places I’ve hiked, biked or boated. Below are the latest. Hiking video’s from Hsipaw! First one was just
I have wifi again!!! It was difficult to load even one page in Hsipaw. Now, I am able to update. This might feel like toooo much but, I’m taking advantage of the opportunity. Here’s what will follow: *Photo’s from the hiking day in Hsipaw to the waterfalls. *Photo’s taken on my Hsipaw cycling day. *Today,
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Went to purchase a ticket for this reportedly beautiful but long, slow train ride. It was very early afternoon but they were sold out. On to plan “B”, “C” and “D”, I headed back to my hotel. There’s a local, cheap bus leaving regularly in the morning but….it stops everywhere and take a long time!
For those of you who don’t have facebook, I posted this live video last night. After a couple days in Yangon, I caught a flight to Mandalay. Looking at a map, the area doesn’t look that huge. However, the spots I picked to visit include bus trips for up to 14 hours. Flying to my
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Made it! Left for airport around 9:00 pm. Slept a couple hours…maybe. Arrived via taxi at hostel around 1:00 pm the next day. Immediately took a nap. The hostel staff recommended visiting Shwedagon Pagoda. It was nearing late afternoon so I had them call a taxi via “grab”, a service like Uber. Late afternoon, sun