Nobody said that completing our list of While We’re Alive experiences was going to be easy, and #9-Ballooning Over Bagan in Myanmar is proving to be one of those wallet draining experiences that will make completing it that much sweeter. Our first attempt really wasn’t a failure, but still an attempt nonetheless.  On our first […]

Last night, we decided it was about time to put together a short video of our trip to Myanmar.  Our attempts at making one together failed because we both valued different aspects of the trip.  Hence the creation of this post, The Great Myanmar Video Challenge! Using the exact same raw footage, we created two […]

Sent: July 8, 2011 Hello everyone! Sorry for the mass, and unpersonalized email, but internet is very slow here! We arrived in Yangon 2 days ago, and experienced a little bit of culture shock!  Errg.  But we took an early morning flight today (July 9) and we’re now in the peaceful town of Bagan (where […]

We heard the bus rides in Myanmar were bad.  No air-conditioning, slow moving, small seats, unpaved roads.  We were prepared for these inconveniences and needed to save some money, so we bought a one-way ticket on a deluxe mini-bus for the 9 hour ride from Bagan to Kalaw for 10 500 kyat each ($14 US).  […]

Bagan, Myanmar.  The land of over 2000 pagodas! A town where street lamps made of white fluorescent tubes are nailed to nearby trees every 100 meters.  A town where tourists and locals alike take horse and carriage to near and far distances.  A town where children and dogs play on the street without fear of […]