Probably one of the most notable Burmese tourist attraction outside of Bagan, the U Pein Teak Bridge is an interesting conglomeration of utility, beauty and tourists. Your standard package tourist will arrive, get in a boat, watch the sunset and then promptly depart. But part of the beauty of the bridge is that it is [...]
Like everywhere else in Southeast Asia, there are digs roaming the streets and temples of Burma. This fellow seemed to be the main resident of one of the main temples in Mingun. A short day trip from Mandalay, Mingun is a pleasant little town about an hour’s boat ride from the jetty in Mandalay. Boats [...]
Unfortunately, Luang Prabang was one of the main victims of the great photo loss of this trip. But here is the best of Luang Prabang from my camera lens. Enjoy! Tweet This Post
Well here it is, the first photo from my time in Burma/Myanmar. This country was one of my favourites in Southeast Asia. It has a sense of still being undiscovered, and the people are some of the most generous and pleasant people I’ve ever met. This photo is from one of the largest monasteries in [...]
In reflecting on losing my grandfather at the end of November, I thought I would share some of the things I learned through this process. 1. If you can go home, do it. I know that I made the choice to stay in Asia and travel, but if I had the means to go home, [...]
One of the things that I really wanted to accomplish while I was in South East Asia was elephant riding. And I didn’t actually do it!. I was in Laos and said I would do it in Thailand. In Thailand, I was running out of money and it seemed a bit too much to spend [...]
Being in Laos and losing my grandfather left me in an interesting place in terms of the grieving process. This was the first time that I’ve lost someone and not been surrounded by family and friends who know me well. But I was incredibly lucky, in that the ‘Travel Family’ I referred to earlier, they [...]
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I did do the traditional thing in Vang Vieng, Laos: I went tubing and boozing. And could write an entire article on it, but I would not be the first or the last to wax poetic about the fun times and then dwell on the hangover. Instead, I’ll write a post about a far more [...]
I said the previous picture was the last one from Ayutthaya and I am such a liar! There are yet more to come after this! These are some Thai monks who were on tour around the temples. Ayutthaya was a perfect example of a sight that had more Thai tourists than foreign tourists. Tweet This [...]
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