• Travel
  • Three very different families: Bagan, Myanmar

    A contrast between rich and poor  The events of the day unfolded in a way which to me, demonstrates the social and political problems Myanmar continues to suffer with an extreme gap between rich and poor. We met three families while exploring on ebikes, the first a painter and his son who lived in a […]

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  • Cycling through 4000 temples: Bagan, Myanmar

    Bagan, Myanmar, Burma, pagoda

    Although our second night bus in Myanmar was less crowded than the first, the bumpy roads made it impossible to sleep as it felt like I was on a roller coaster. I should count myself lucky I don’t have the Asian gene which causes extreme travel sickness, with almost everyone on the bus throwing up […]