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It’s hard to shift gears and move from one country and culture to another. That’s the way it is with […]

Not much touring today, a down day and travel day to Bangkok, Thailand. It’s getting harder to pack as the

This time there are two blog postings: my usual day summary and notes that Judy has been making about Myanmar

Education: They attend Primary School Kindergarten – fourth grade, Secondary School is fifth – eight grade and then High School

Mandalay is the second largest city in Myanmar. It is connected to Yangon and the Indian Ocean by the Irrawaddy

Fair warning: Things are going from bad to worse. Here’s my picture count since coming to Myanmar: 11/15 130 pictures

6:30 AM • Starboard engine start • Port engine start • Both engines shut down • Starboard engine start •

Our day started in a weird, frustrating and in a way sad manner. Breakfast as usual (this hotel has a

What follows is largely a memory dump of what we’ve learned today. It’s heavy on history and politics. It may

We’ve had our three nights at the Charterhouse but because we arrived early (6 AM) and won’t head for the

Judy and I were up and refreshed after 11 hours of restful sleep – 5 1/2 for Judy and 5

So far today, we’re error free . . . at least no unforced errors. But the elements, both weather and