Remember when I said that my time in Kalaw, Myanmar was so special? Besides what you learned here...there's also the experience at the Green Hill Read More
bagan, myanmar
on the left bank of the Irrawaddy River… a 26 square mile area filled with over 2,000 pagodas and temples… some dating back to 11th century... a Read More
déjà vu
It's time to pack the sunglasses...leave the big city...and head to Myanmar! <and yes...déjà vu...> Now why do I want to return to a country Read More
myanmar finale
Typically tourists will start in Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar, but this trip ended in Yangon. The reality? A big city with a big pagoda and Read More
final snippets from bagan, myanmar
Before we move on...a few more special snippets from Bagan...that caught my eye... Why is it that other countries currency always looks more Read More
overlooking the ayeyarwady river
Honestly, in all my travels, I've never witnessed such natural beauty as the sun setting on the Ayeyarwady River while relaxing riverside before a Read More
the thazin garden hotel
Drive down a dusty dirt road...over a dry creek bed filled with garbage...a few pigs wandering through in hopes of finding a morsel or two...and Read More
an intro to bagan, myanmar
A quick flight from Mandalay will land you in Bagan and right in the middle of 2,000 plus temples, pagodas, stupas and ruins dating from the 11th and Read More
the final episode…mandalay
Ok...there's just a couple more parts of the Mandalay visit that I must tell you about...then we'll head to Bagan. Promise. We embarked on a Read More
myanmar…let the journey begin
This is Burma and it is unlike any land you know about. Rudyard Kipling, Letters from the East (1898) Whether you travel Myanmar Read More
