“Macau: weirdest place ever.”
– Nathanael
I went to Macau just to cross it off my list, really. It’s an easy ferry ride from Hong Kong and you REALLY don’t need more than a few hours to get a feel for the place. A bonus is that the casinos/hotels have free shuttles that take you everywhere so you don’t pay for transport. I thought this was only to the major casinos so I was pleasantly surprised.
Bev: “Phew… It really is hot in here, isn’t it?
Douche #2: “If you don’t like it, you can wait outside.”
Uuukey… That’s one way to respond when someone is in a clammy, hot ATM-room with you just trying to make conversation… But I guess, if you’re “special” 😛 Continue reading
I love to travel, but hate to arrive.
– Albert Einstein
Like previously stated, I was sick while in Myanmar, so the whole trip was a bit less enjoyable than it should be. This was, unfortunately, also true for my Myanmar “item on my bucket list”: the temples of Bagan.
Travel doesn’t become adventure until you leave yourself behind.
– Marty Ruby
I had no idea where the bus was gonna drop me off, and I was thinking about not going to see Inle Lake, but after meeting Coops in Vietnam I decided to go stay at the hotel she lived in and see the lake. As you do. My Myanmar adventure was very random…
Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, as it is believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas of the present kalpa.
The only I really wanted to see in Yangon was the Shwedagon Pagoda so I settled on a hotel within walking distance and planned this ONE thing for my time here. Turned out great, since I got sick when I hit Myanmar and ended up just lying in bed for three days.
“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”
– Martin Buber
I travelled around Myanmar by bus mostly, but opted for a boat ride between Bagan and Mandalay. No regrets there.
““If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it’s lethal.”
– Paulo Coelho
Another bucket list item from the early days of planning this trip. I had heard it was not the right time to see Halong Bay and I “should come back later because there wouldn’t be much sunshine so there was no point. Respectfully, I disagree…
“I have to see everything, because if I don’t see everything I might as well go home and my life is a failure and I should just end it.”
– Me
At this point I was in a state of FOMO-panic so when I read about Hue’s old imperial city I decided I had to go see it.
“If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.”
– Vietnamese Proverb
After I had done the Tam Coc boat trip I didn’t really have anymore plans… I let Lys talk me into having her husband drive me around on his scooter all day.
“If you want to travel fast, use the old roads.”
– Vietnamese Proverb
A few years back I had this incredible image of a river running through intense green fields with mountains around as a desktop picture on my computer. I remember my friend Greg said “we should go there”, so for the purpose of this trip I picture-googled and found out where it was from…
bakoyma.com 