Category Archives: Travels

Bagan to Kalaw, Myanmar

Posted on October 26, 2013 by debbie

Every morning a bus load of monks gets dropped off in Bagan where they go seeking donations of food. As we exit our hotel, we see the monks getting out of the bus down the street from us. The monks … Continue reading →

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Kyun Thiri, near Bagan, Myanmar

Posted on October 25, 2013 by debbie

I lean over and say to Murray, with a slight lump in my throat, “It has taken me almost 20 years of traveling with you to come to this point.” He smiles and nods at me with understanding in his … Continue reading →

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Bagan, Myanmar

Posted on October 24, 2013 by debbie

In the 11th century there were over 13,000 temples in the immediate Bagan area. Today, it is much less as many have succumbed to age and decay. Our day of touring these astonishing structures has us visiting only eight of … Continue reading →

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Monywa to Bagan, Myanmar

Posted on October 23, 2013 by debbie

I’m sleeping hard, totally dead to the world. We are about 12 hours out of sync from where we left 4 days ago. We tried to sleep on the airplane on the way over and did get an hour here … Continue reading →

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Mandalay to Monywa, Myanmar

Posted on October 22, 2013 by debbie

Man this place is hot. I have traveled to many hot places in the world. We hiked the Samarian Gorge in Crete and it was over 40C and that was hot, but here the numbers are not as high but … Continue reading →

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Mandalay, Myanmar and Surroundings

Posted on October 21, 2013 by debbie

I guess we are slow. Today we start by having to make up time for what we missed yesterday. First stop the gold leaf making shop. I am just as interested in what is happening on the street as I … Continue reading →

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Mandalay, Myanmar

Posted on October 20, 2013 by debbie

Looking out of the airplane window, the fields around Mandalay are a patchwork quilt just like Alberta. The patches here look as if someone has just tossed the patches down in a willy-nilly fashion. Some patches are bright green as … Continue reading →

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The Long Haul

Posted on October 19, 2013 by murray

It has begun. Could not get our boarding passes online last night or this morning. Got blocked at the Tokyo to Bangkok leg. Don’t know why and the lady at the registration desk this morn had no answers either. AC … Continue reading →

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2 sleeps

Posted on October 16, 2013 by debbie

I am down to counting sleeps. We went through our lists again on Sunday. We walked long on Monday. We will do our last swim today and our last walk tomorrow. Thursday night is reserved for the last minute “to … Continue reading →

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The Waiting Game

Posted on October 12, 2013 by debbie

I almost dislike the couple of weeks prior to a long trip. I am not good at waiting and that is what I seem to be doing. We have packed as much as we can. The only stuff not packed … Continue reading →

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