As dedicated readers to this blog (all three of you! ;)) should be aware, I am a bit of a fan of the ol’ train ride, so I thought I’d do a bit of a summary of my time on the trains whilst I was in Myanmar over February and March. So, I only took …
Category: South East Asia
Foto Friday – Sunset at Bagan
Hi All! Welcome to a slightly different 'Foto Friday'. Yes, just the one photo again, however, I thought I'd share with you my frustration at my camera, only two years old and already a flick of mould on the lens! As you can see, it looks a bit like a stray bit of hair. I …
Time and Khao San Rd
For those unfamiliar with Bangkok and the tourist Mecca that is Khao San Road, the original backpackers’ district of pretty much the world has been luring backpackers in left right and centre for decades. I first went there in 1999, staying in two places, one actually ON Khao San Rd itself (no, I did not …
Yangon
So it seems my time in Myanmar is almost up. Boy it has gone quickly! It seems only yesterday that I was boarding my flight to Mandalay and tomorrow I am going to be taking a flight back to Bangkok where I will be joined by my wife and then we will have five days …
Inle Lake
Hello dear readers. I'm here at the Golden Kite Restaurant in Nyaungshwe with a few hours until I leave on my night bus to Yangon. I've had a cold for the last four or five days but slowly seem to be getting over it. Nyaungshwe is a sort of gateway town to Inle Lake, perhaps …
Bagan Temple-athon
Folks I'm writing from Nyaung U, in the area of Bagan, where you'll find thousands and thousands of temples, most dating from the time of around the twelfth century. It's a truly awesome sight let me tell you, and despite niw having seen a billion and one temples in the last week I have still …
Moonlighting in and Around Mandalay
Yes folks back again for another blog. I have had a pretty packed three days in Mandalay I have to say I am pretty tired. My first day I toured the city independently and I walked the soles nearly off my feet! Mandalay is not a compact city and if I had my time again …
