Yep I’m sticking to America over this weekend! For those interested in American history datiung back to independence and the formation of democracy and government in the US, Philadelphia is the perfect place to visit. And it’s a pleasant city too with much to keep one interested for a day or three. It’s pretty well …
And so it was that I began my last leg of my first round the world trip with the country that I originally planned to visit on its own, the United States of America. How tastes and wants change over time! Nevertheless, the thought of seeing the States in contrast to Europe and Asia did …
Washinton DC has so many interesting and famous sites, and memorials too to Americans who lost their life in war. I find this one to be the most moving and strangely captivating.
Continuing on from the first part of my time in Inle Lake (CLICK HERE), the day continued after the Nan Ba Market where we were taken to see the rolling of cigars. Now, when one thinks about cigars one naturally thinks of Cuba and that part of the world, so I was surprised to think …
Inle Lake, Myanmar, is one of the country’s busiest tourist spots. People can take a room on or around the lake at several hundred dollars a night, but the backpackers and tourists with more limited funds will head for Nyaungshwe and get a room there. There’s a river that connects Inle Lake to Nyaungshwe and …
Fishermen in and out of boats on the Inle Lake, Myanmar.
Crikey, it’s been MONTHS since I posted on the story of my first ever solo backpacker adventure. Readers may (or may not) recall that I had almost got to the end of my time in Europe, which had seen me through Germany, Italy, France, the UK, Sweden, Denmark yada yada yada. When last I left …
Continue reading Trip of a Lifetime – The Czech Republic & Norway
The next accommodation review is in, and it doesn’t quite match up to the first two places I stayed in Myanmar, but to be honest, they were pretty special. I had also pre-booked the May Khar Lar Guesthouse on Asiarooms.com I think, but I kinda knew I was in for a drop in quality. I …
Continue reading Accommodation Review – May Kha Lar Guesthouse, Nyaung U, Myanmar (Bagan)
Yes, Sunday Spotlight is back this time with a city from my most recently visited country, Myanmar. Mandalay, made famous to the west by Rudyard Kipling and a poem he once wrote, possibly sounds a little romantic. For example: Come you back to Mandalay, Where the old Flotilla lay: Can't you 'ear their paddles chunkin' …
This lady was not supposed to be in 'upper class', but when the ticket inspectors came along she yelled and shouted and made so much fuss they let her stay. Carriage wasn't even half full anyway. She had a dozen bags. I took several of these shots, all blurry, yet for some reason I really …
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
