21st January 2014 / Asia, Destinations, On the road, Thailand / 2 comments

When I arrived at my guesthouse in Chiang Rai  last Wednesday afternoon, I felt immediately more relaxed. I also felt exhausted. I had been travelling non-stop for 30 hours, ever since I left Mandalay on […]

19th January 2014 / Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Destinations / 9 comments

So you like coffee, and you happen to be in Burma… Tough luck. First you are bound to notice those little packets in hotels and restaurants called CoffeeMix. This is a convenient mixture of instant […]

18th January 2014 / Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Destinations, On the road / 5 comments

I often tell my travelling companions that a good way to gauge my mood is to look at how many photos I take. The happier I am, the more I click away. Over two full […]

12th January 2014 / Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Destinations, On the road / Comments are Disabled

My last day in Nyaungshwe was spent running errands and trying to update the website. Using the internet in Burma has proven increasingly frustrating. Something I could do within half an hour in Thailand, such […]

6th January 2014 / Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Destinations, On the road / 6 comments

Thursday was my last day in Kalaw. I expected to be sore from the hike, but I felt pretty good. I ran into Samira in the restaurant at breakfast and commented on the green goo-coloured […]

1st January 2014 / Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Destinations, On the road / 4 comments

I could have been sitting in Business class on an airplane: large seat, lots of legroom, blanket, beverage service, pretty hostess. But I was actually on a JJ Express bus bound for Kalaw, in the […]

29th December 2013 / Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Destinations, On the road / 6 comments

Chop! Chop! Chop! A woman is gutting fish under my window… When I arrived at my guesthouse late on Thursday night, the taxi dropped me off in a dark dirty alley in front of a […]