Missed day #3 in Burma

Here is the final day I skipped when I had no Internet while traveling in Myanmar. Please click the image to go to the post.

Missed day #2 in Burma

The reason I skipped a few days in posting my daily blog while in Myanmar (Burma) was because Margaret and I were hiking through the hills from Kalaw to Inle Lake. I’ve posted days 1 and 2 in their proper place with the proper date stamp, but here I’ve included a link so you can […]

Missed day #1 in Burma

I skipped three days while I was in Burma

Mandalay crafts and U Bein Bridge

At breakfast we decided to try to find anything but temples, pagodas, and Buddha. Mandalay is a big city; there must be other things to see. After reviewing pamphlets, Trip Advisor, the front desk…we decided it would be a crafts day. First though, we walked over to the train station to buy a ticket for […]

Palace and Hill in Mandalay

What a day! Bagan in the morning; Mandalay in the evening.

Pagodas of Old Bagan

Our hotel is amazing once more. The place is enormous and also dated in a delightful way, such as the chairs upholstered in purple velvet. We are on the shores of the Irrawaddy River, that flows south past the dining patio. Margaret and I had a nice easy 9 am start this morning, but there […]

Kakku and the Heho airport

It was a great decision by Margaret to have someone handle the driving for us today.

From simplicity to extravagance

Our final day of the three day trek.

All Day Trekking

Hein brought up the Rohingya. NONE of us tourists were about to be the first one to speak the word.

Trekking from Kalaw

We walked to Hin Kha Gone and Myin Taik villages, through areas with the Paulaung and Dannu people.