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We only have one full day in Mandalay, and we are going to make the most of it.  We have found two motorbike drivers, (an uncle and his nephew), who are going to take us...

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Mandalay to Hsipaw Our second week in Myanmar has us exploring the Northern Shan State of this beautiful country. After a couple of days in Mandalay, we have now found ourselves on another train, headed...

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One of the more interesting scenes we came across in Myanmar was the car graveyard outside of Yangon.  We took the commuter train around the entire city and saw some pretty cool stuff, but the...

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Bagan, Myanmar has one of the most unique landscapes in the world – over 2,000 ancient temples, pagodas, and shrines scattered over an area of 16 square miles. Built in the 11th and 12th centuries, they...

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After three days in Yangon, we are ready to embark on our first Myanmar train experience.  Our destination is a city in Northern Myanmar that has been at the top of our must-visit list for...

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Our expectations of our trip to Myanmar as a whole were high, but I admit my interest and expectations in Yangon were low.  We only have three days here in Myanmar’s biggest city, and the plan is...

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It’s amazing how easy it is to stay in your comfort zone while traveling in most Southeast Asian countries.  Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Laos all make it very easy to explore the culture for a...

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After a few days in Vientiane and a weekend in Southeast Asia’s former party mecca, Alissa and I have headed north to Lao PDR’s famous mountain town, Luang Prabang. We have mixed expectations about this town.  For...

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After spending our first full day in Vang Vieng checking out the party ruins on the river, Alissa and I have decided to be a little less lazy today and explore the Laos countryside by...

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Two years ago, Alissa and I were in El Nido, Philippines, and while on an 8-hour boat ride in the South China Sea we met a couple from Seattle who were on an extended SE...

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