Asia
Hong Kong’s Lantau Island; The Tian Tan Buddha and Po Lin Monastery
A visit to Hong Kong's Lantau Island using public transportation.
Hong Kong’s Central District; Star Ferry, Dim Sum and Markets
On our first full day in Hong Kong, unsurprisingly, I woke up at 3am. Thank you jet lag. The first stop of the day was to buy Hong Kong transportation cards called Octopus Cards; 150 HK$ for me, and 70 HK$ for…
Hong Kong and the Salisbury YMCA
If you ever have the opportunity to fly trans pacific for the price of a transcontinental ticket, take it. At some point in the Fall of 2014 I saw a deal for tickets from LAX to Hong Kong, nonstop, for…
Schwedagon Pagoda, Yangon and Lunch at 999 Shan Noodle
After our Heritage Building walk and a refreshing beer in the Strand Hotel bar, Bob walked us over to where we’d decided to have lunch, a restaurant called 999 Shan Noodle at No. 130 B 34th Street. It’s not fancy, and…
Heritage Building Walking Tour Yangon, Myanmar
Walking around Yangon, you can’t help but notice the mix of new construction, golden pagodas, and the crumbling faded glory of beautiful old buildings, many built between 1900 and 1930. I’ve always been fascinated in architecture, both old and new,…
Yangon Food Tour
After checking into the hotel, we had an appointment to go on a lunch time street food tour of the city with Yangon Food Tours. Our guide met us at the hotel and we set off on foot in for…
The Strand Hotel, Yangon Myanmar (Burma)
Our time on Inle Lake was too short and after our 3 nights there, we were off back to a whirlwind 36 hours in Yangon. First, we had to get there. This time we opted for a car back to…
Road Trip To Kakku, Myanmar (Burma)
After the market we had a 2 hour drive to the town of Taunggyi, in Shan State, where we had to stop at local Pa’ O people’s collective center. There, we had to pay an entrance fee to the area and…
