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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Yangon: Coolest City in the World? - Episode 2

Yangon city, Burma/Myanmar - August 9-20, 2015 - Yangon is still something of a secret in its own way. Responsible tourism only! In fact, words can not describe this fascinating place.

Barbed-wire blockades are always at the ready in case of unrest.

Shan noodle soup at a great place to eat that is becoming to well known! If you go to Yangon, find it yourself!

All this moss... I like it.

A building burning downtown. No casualties. I was unable to find out which building it was, but found another picture of it here: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/lbb80145-yangon-myanmar-16-08-2015-fire-fighters-photo-132058021.html

A man watches the fire from his rooftop.

Cold sagging with a fat stack.

Yangon: Coolest City in the World? - Episode 1

Yangon city, Myanmar/Burma - August 9-20, 2015 - This is one of the most highly recommended cities I have ever been too.

A hounds sits afront the Immigration at the Mae Sot-Myawaddy border.

Myawaddy.

Some kind of ceremony with lots of percussion was occurring as we crossed the border.

Nuns.

The old circular train.

The main station.

Do not kiss on the train.

Kachin style fish. Less the $3 US. Food in Yangon is nothing short of phenomenal.

Wass dem hounds be doin dere?

"We chillin', yo. What about it?"

What are you looking at, master hound, sir?

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Gauntlet - Episode 6: Mandalay

Mandalay city, Myanmar - July 12-13, 2014 - A one night stop in Mandalay would take us back to Bangkok. The city had an atmosphere that was reminiscent of Phnom Penh five years ago, and a noticeably problematic political situation. I felt my time there to be too short.

At the time we visited there had been rioting, and the city was on a 9pm curfew. Here were the streets of Mandalay at 9pm, ruled only by dogs and military police.