Bagan, Myanmar – Feb 6-9, 2016 Here we are in lovely Bagan. The thing to do here, really the ONLY thing we really did, was wander around in the 26 square mile forest of Temples and stupas. They have been building temples here since the 11th century, and sometimes at the astounding rate of a …
Myanmar – Inle Lake
Inle Lake, Myanmar – February 3-6, 2016 Although quite a bustle in the little town of Nyaung Shwe where we stayed, Inle Lake, a resorty area in the middle of Myanamar, was a welcome departure from the heat and rush of the city. We arrived to find our hotel room was a little cottage on …
Myanmar, Yangon
Yangon, Myanmar – January 31-February 4, 2016 If you think you don’t recognize this place, I will give you its former colonial name, Rangoon, Burma. What an exotic-sounding place. The sound of it conjures up images of colonial splendor in a tropical paradise. The reality of it is that this bustling city (the largest in …
Singapore
Singapore – January 29-31, 2016 Steve and I had the great fortune to travel to Singapore for two weeks about 17 years ago. This time, we just got a two night stopover. Singapore is a delightful juxtaposition of East meets West, a place where you can enjoy all of the feel of an Eastern Chinatown, …
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei – January 25-29, 2016 ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!! HERE WE GO WITH FOUR MONTHS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA! Wow! Best trans-Pacific travel ever! We stayed in Santa Monica one night on our way out so that we merely had one 14-hour flight to Taipei on our travel day. We flew in economy, of …