The 2009 Academy Award winning animated film, UP, is a fantasy, depicting an escape from life when circumstances become too...

After weighing anchor at 6:00 AM, we set on our way to our final destination, Bagan, the crown jewel city in Myanmar. It seemed that...

Compared to yesterday, today promised to be a much more relaxed day as we made our way to Bagan, the end point of our cruise.  Breakfast...

Today was a BIG day – a marathon of activities, dashing between venues, aided by our superfast running shoes! First up was the ancient...

Underway, we started our 100-mile leisurely cruise to Mandalay, with a short stop at Thabeitkyin along the way to see elephants deep in a...

We anchored after sunset last night. This morning, daylight revealed yet another colorful, beautiful day and the shoreline town of Katha...

Super Moon over Myanmar Today, November 14, 2016, is an important national holiday in Myanmar – the Tazaungdaing Festival (Festival of...

[NOTE: As you can tell, there’s been a looonnngg interval since my last posting of this trip.  While I wrote most of the text as we were...

This morning we are on our way to Katha, which has a population of about 70,000. Katha is the setting of George Orwell’s famous book,...

The shoreline doted with homes near the Tagaung village. As we approached the shore near our destination for the day, the Tagaung...

We cast off and moved into the center of the Ayeyarwady River (formerly referred to as the Irrawaddy) channel and began to power upstream...

Today is my 13th post of this trip.  Today is Wednesday, November 9th in Myanmar. Today is Tuesday evening, November 8th at home.  Today...

After a great night’s rest, we’re headed out to spend the next couple of days exploring some the wonderful sights and places around the...

We left Yangon this morning and embarked on an exciting journey to Inle Lake that included a flight, a road trip, and a boat ride.  Given...

On arriving in Yangon, Myanmar, we met our guide Thiha, who will be traveling with us until we embark on our riverboat in Mandalay. ...

Despite some trepidation, we are excited about the long anticipated adventure of riding an elephant. It is a gorgeous day.  The sun is...

Our hotel is situated outside the main center of town, on the bank of the Ping River, which runs through the middle of the city.  Founded...

We were sad to leave Luang Prabang, but new adventures await us.  Next on our itinerary is Thailand’s second largest city, Chiang Mai. As...

Our first destination this morning is the Tham Ting and Tham Teung caves on the banks of the Mekong river.  Getting there by boat against...

0515 Reveille! Time to head out for the daily Almsgiving, an important ritual every morning in the life of a Buddhist monk. Every male...