Onion Street Market

Onion Street Market

A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu  When I’m on my travels, and reach a destination, in this case Mandalay, I like to wander so I set out with no real itinerary.  I usually have a street map (of sorts) and a hint of a...
Inle Lake Part 2

Inle Lake Part 2

Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Unknown The village of In Sein is at the head of a long canal and on either side you get your first close up view of the the floating gardens.  The floating gardens on Inle Lake cover...
Mrauk U – The Forgotten Kingdom

Mrauk U – The Forgotten Kingdom

The stones here speak to me and I know their mute language Heinrich Heine I’m on the dock in Sittwee with my two companions bright and early only to discover we have two hours to wait. The locals are also waiting – swaddled in winter coats and hats. Even though I was...
Sittwee – the back of beyond

Sittwee – the back of beyond

Travel, like dreams, is a door that opens from the real world into a world that is yet to be discovered. Guy de Maupassant One of the delights of travel for me is to visit remote places. Sometimes getting to a place is as interesting as the destination itself. I knew...