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Bagan to Pyin Oo Lwin

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [1189]

Yesterday was a long full day. It started with several bathroom trips in the night and keeping up with rehydration at the same time. Then my wakeup call was one hour early, 4.45am, which I didn't realise till I was up, showered, and on my way out. ... Read more >

The Falling Like Flies club has a recruitment drive

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [432]

Hi again, about 40 hours since last time. I am now in Mandalay. By yesterday breakfast time only the wedding couple, Ysabel and Amanda had failed to joing the Falling Like Flies club. However we had a membership drive and signed up Ysabel by lunch ... Read more >

Thid time at this story

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [482] | Comments [1]

One of the benefits of being in a hotel instead of my usual accommodation, is that I can use the sanitary bag as a sick bag for simultaneous evacuation. Anyway, so there we were with the Monk. Guide Naw explained my particular interest and an elderly ... Read more >

Reprise of the authentic adventure

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [567]

After a spit and a rest I will attempt to re-type the tale of my special morning. The original story appears to have only the map at the bottom, though it took me just under an hour to type. BTW Missy I have bought you a can of drink called Rocker.... Read more >

Japanese ghosts

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [639]

Homebound still, my guide asked and we once again headed off up a dirt track. We were in another village where Japanese troops had lived while awaiting the Allies to cross the Ayeyewadi. They built an earth bank about 5m high, which we climbed, and ... Read more >

I join a political meeting

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [423]

Homebound, we saw what looked like a prayer meeting, with people facing in, on both sides of the road. They weren't facing a Buddha, as I expected, but a beautiful young woman in a gorgeous blue beaded ensemble. It was a village gathering for the opening ... Read more >

Falling like flies

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [419]

It's not only me coming down off the excitement of the wedding days. We have also Brian still recovering, Song Po and Miranda both sick, Yu-An not the best and poor Lai Mun very poorly today. The more we talk about our bathroom experiences, the more ... Read more >

Not in danger

Mon, 2 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [350] | Comments [2]

Hi again, just to let you know, I am nowhere near Rakhine where the riots have occured. Gratful if you could email this text to papor website, cos I can't: Hi Trish and Jocelyn from central Myanmar - seriously the middle of nowhere - I'm in Bagan ... Read more >

A seven hour nap

Mon, 2 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [598]

Tena Koe, its 7.30pm and I am in a luxury resort, having just missed the afternoon by crashing and having a seven hour nap. We are shortly out to dinner but all having been up since 4am (my room mate 3am) we won't be late. We are in Bagan, after flying ... Read more >

The Royal Wedding had nothing on this!

Sun, 1 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [587]

Roll over Prince William and Kate. The wedding of the century was actually in Yangon. Again I don't have the words. Thanks for all your three comments I do appreciate them as so very different here, I wonder if Nana felt quite isolated. Great the ... Read more >

If today is the Big Day, what on earth was yesterday?

Sun, 1 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [705] | Comments [3]

Hi its 8.30am I'm in the hotel in Yangon. Its taken me 15 of my 60 mins to log on. so I will ignore typos. Today we are part of 800 wedding guests and based on yesterday it would be impossible for me to be overdressed. Its going to be amazing, and ... Read more >

one hour squatting and 200 monks

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 | By meanieb | Views [442]

Hi, I have arrived in Myanmar 30 hours, and its fantastic its just incredible. I have about ten mnutes here at the hotel till we are picked up again. Nana do't give up, you can beat MIssy at scrabble. Just quickly I had an icnredible mroning of first ... Read more >