Destination: Myanmar

Photos: Burma July 2012

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Burma July 2012

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 | By shaz | Views [534]

Arrived in Yangon and headed straight for the tour briefing and then to dinner. I had a night of stomach cramps due to the ice in my drink not being purified like I thought. Headed for a city tour the following morning and spent hours in temples and ... Read more >

Final leg of fantastic journey

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [517] | Comments [1]

Its `10.10pm and I have 6 hours till my wake up call so this is brief. Today we woke in Mandalay and I have just returned fromKo Shei's farewell dinner at his house inYangon. First we had a sumptious breakfast at Pipi's auntie's house,local Mandalay ... Read more >

Pyin Oo Lwi to Mandalay

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [531]

Last night I woke every couple of hours and piled in more of the rehydration from the hospital yesterday. A gentle caring phonecall from Brian at 7am advised me we leave at 8am.  I was just planning a slow lie-in to see if I was actually alive. At ... Read more >

Unexpected splendour

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [403]

Over a bridge and up to a gently terraced waterfall, and my camera now with discharged battery, I was fealing poorly and happy just to watch people bathe and kinda observe various shrines and life size images seeming to tell stories.  Little did I expect ... Read more >

I bet Nana and Grandad never saw this

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [479]

How can so many people live on a mountain?  The road up to what had been a British colonial Hill Station seemed to go on and on and be full of habitation.  It is also in development and I hope that's good overall.  We saw many young teak trees, and Ko ... Read more >

Bagan to Pyin Oo Lwin

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 | By meanieb | Views [1176]

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 [426]

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 [461] | 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 [563]

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 [633]

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 [417]

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 [416]

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 [344] | 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 [591]

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 >