Letter

You’ll Find a God In Every Golden Temple

And if you’re lucky than the god’s a she. (Ok, so that song is about Bangkok and this post is about Bagan, but just go with it.) So, after spending some time in Inle Lake, we boarded another luxury bus to Bagan. We were…

November 4, 2015
Timeline

11.3.15

Weather: 86° and partly cloudy 12:30pm Flight from Mandalay back to Chiang Mai 7pm Northern Thai dinner (we were craving it) at Tang Restaurant 8:30pm Small dessert of brownies and fruits at Fruiturday…

November 3, 2015
Letter

Gone Fishin’ By a Shady-Wady Pool

I’m wishin’ I could be that kind of fool. We drove 45 minutes to get to the Yangon bus station from our hotel. Neither one of us knew what we’d find there. Myanmar’s accommodations are modest at best, and judging from the vintage cars on…

November 3, 2015
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11.2.15

Weather: 77° and overcast 8am Shaky, mini-bus ride from Bagan to Mandalay 2:30pm Checked into our teeny, tiny room at Tiger One Hotel 4:30pm Walked over to 22 Target, where we reunited with Nick and Shannon for dinner and a couple drinks before they hopped…

November 2, 2015
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11.1.15

Weather: 78° and overcast with scattered showers 11am Ventured out on our rented e-bike to see some of the famous, Bagan pagodas 2:30pm Had lunch at Weather Spoon’s 3:30pm Back on the e-bike for some more Bagan pagodas 8:30pm Ate what tasted like home-cooked Myanmar food…

November 1, 2015
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I Can’t Help But Ponder, Life is Such a Wonder

And every thing’s beautiful in its own way. Of all of our planned travels, Myanmar was the most mysteriously interesting to us. The history of the country is a long and storied one. From the Mongols, to the Portuguese, to the British, and to the…

November 1, 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 Grabbed a quick bite to eat at Aroma 2, an…

October 31, 2015
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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 lunch at Unique Superb Food House 2pm Biked to Red Mountain…

October 30, 2015
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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 of Yangon 6pm Hopped on a night bus (our first…

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 a place to eat and ended up at Monsoon Restaurant…

October 28, 2015