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October 2015

  • Timeline

    10.31.15

    Weather: 76° and overcast 5:30am Woke up early to catch the sunrise on the lake and observe Inle Lake culture 11am Jumped on a day bus to Bagan 7pm Checked into Royal Bagan Hotel 8:30pm…

    October 31, 2015
  • Timeline

    10.30.15

    Weather: 80° with light showers 6am Arrived at Nyaungshwe (the main village near Inle Lake), checked into Golden Dream Hotel, and then slept… because night buses make it difficult to sleep 12:30pm Had a Myanmar-style…

    October 30, 2015
  • Timeline

    10.29.15

    Weather: 91° and partly cloudy 1pm Grabbed lunch at a popular spot called 999 Shan Noodle Shop for some delicious, shan-style noodles 2pm Visited the Bogyoke Market, a giant, 2-story, flea market in the heart…

    October 29, 2015
  • Timeline

    10.28.15

    Weather: 91° and sunny 1pm Spent most of the afternoon at Shwedagon Pagoda, shocked at the sheer number of people visiting for the Full Moon Festival 8:30pm Walked around during a power outage looking for…

    October 28, 2015
  • Timeline

    10.27.15

    Weather: 93° and sunny 1:25pm Flight to Bangkok on our way to Yangon 4:20pm Flight from Bangkok to Yangon 7pm Checked into our guest house cleverly named 15th Street after… the street it’s on 8pm Walked…

    October 27, 2015
  • Letter

    And I Scream From the Top of My Lungs

    What’s going on! Well, if you guessed more eating, you’d be correct. Food is so easy to come by here, what with it being every where at every time and for so dang cheap…

    October 27, 2015
  • How To

    I Don’t Care if You’re Full

    Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it. One of the best souvenirs you can bring back from a trip is to learn how to cook the tasty food you enjoyed while traveling. We did…

    October 27, 2015
  • Timeline

    10.26.15

    Weather: 90° and partly cloudy 8am Full day at Elephant Nature Park! 7:30pm Liquor store for drinks + food with our new friends from our day with the elephants 10pm Continued our night out with…

    October 26, 2015
  • Letter

    Here Comes the Sun

    And I say it’s alright. I had dreams about getting to the see the elephants even before we left on our trip. I had such a fascination with these majestic creatures that don’t look like…

    October 26, 2015
  • Timeline

    10.25.15

    Weather: 88° and partly cloudy 12pm Shopping at MAYA shopping center 2:30pm Last lunch with Yot/Tessa at Anchan Noodle. Jordan joined, too. 10pm Decided to bring food from Guu Fusion Roti & Tea back to our…

    October 25, 2015