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