Not everyone will resonate with our monkey coverage. To some, it’s like Ben’s attitude vis a vis baseball… shrug, yup, monkeys. But to us, monkeys are not just a side attraction. They are a core value proposition for this Southeast…
Return to Bali (Ubud) ~ Island of the gods.
We’re back in Bali. We’re back in Ubud. In fact we are back in the very same, beautiful joglo (Balinese teak house) where we ended our stay in Ubud last year. Bali has remained one of those places that make…
Short hop to Chiang Mai ~ Empty Nester check in…
While nearing the end of our time in Bagan, Myanmar we have some travel decisions to make… Our flight to Bali, Indonesia will be leaving from Yangon, which is where we landed, but is also at the other end of…
A day in Mandalay, Myanmar
From Bagan, we thought we might take a slow boat up the river to Mandalay, but then decide to take the short plane flight of 30 minutes, rather than spend 2 days on a boat. In addition, I (Peta) was…
The Magic of Bagan ~ photo essay
This buddha statue inside one of the temples dons the same ruby red cloth as do many of the monks and monk novices in the region. The Burmese culture reflected in the people of the market, both…
The magic of Bagan, Myanmar ~ VIDEO
A day in Yangon, Myanmar ~ VIDEO
A day in Yangon, Myanmar
It would have been reasonable after a 26 hour flight from L.A. through Tapei to Yangon, for us to aim straight for a shower a bed and some rest. But we never said we were reasonable people – that’s not…