It’s New Years Eve morning and time to leave Inle Lake. When we left, our taxi driver was a young man. He spoke to us most of the way to both practice his English and learn more about America. Most of the conversation revolved around Trump (as many of our conversations in Myanmar have). He […]
Myanmar aka Burma (2016)
Inle Lake – What a Treat!
When I started to ask and read about Myanmar, I heard if I had time to make it to Inle Lake. I hadn’t met anyone that had, as they all ran out of time, but Milena and I decided we like the outdoors and we wanted to make this a priority and I’m so glad […]
Yangon, Myanmar – 1 Day to Explore
Milena and I had just one full day to explore and we know the one thing we wanted to see was the Shwedagon Padoda at sunset. So we planned the rest of our day to ensure we ended there. Bogyokr Aung San Market We were told to check out this outdoor local market, called Bogyokr […]
Getting to Myanmar is half the fun…Business Class for a 21 hour journey:
I feel so lucky to have gotten the upgrade to Business Class and was going to take advantage as best I could. After taking off in San Francisco for a long 15 and a half hour flight to Hong Kong, settling into my own personal Business Class pod, it was the best treat ever as […]
Heading overseas to Myanmar…Previously Known as Burma
I have been self imposed “grounded” in the United States for over a year and a half (that’s a really long time for me) and allowed for both my passports to expire (unheard of for me). Well the good news is I’m soon going to be on my way overseas again with a brand new passport […]