This is the first full weekend I've been "home" in Laos for over a month... which means a certain degree of boredom and an obvious excuse for getting back to posting. Wa Net Kone village, Myanmar – 7 Nov 2013 The village elder ducked inside his small grocery shop with its woven roof, open walls … Continue reading A little Burmese hospitality
The next morning, my taxi driver Aung Sann picked me up at 5:30am to go watch the sunrise on Shwesandaw Paya. It seemed like the entire village was out along the main road exercising! Walking, running, doing calisthenics. I guess when the oppressive heats hits around 7:30am, you get up at the crack to get … Continue reading Bagan – Sunrise, sunset
Sometimes I'm amazed how my head works. While in Bangkok last year, I saw a photo in a newspaper of a place I'd never heard of called Bagan and decided that I should go. Who does that? I prepped and read everything I could about Myanmar. I secured a wad of crisp, new USD $50 … Continue reading Bagan – The four hour tour
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