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 […]

A friend from Canada recently asked if we’ve eaten any crazy food this year in Asia.  Well…. Our friend Hung took us out so Thomas could try some dog.  Katherine refused.  The meat was ok, but the sauce nearly made him vomit.  Since Katherine wouldn’t try it, and Hung wouldn’t eat it because he only […]

Trekking is the last thing we ever thought we’d sign up for!  Anybody who knows us would tell you they’d be shocked, surprised, and maybe even a little scared for our lives if we ever went on a trek.  But, we heard such good things about the 2 day trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake […]

Squat toilets…my nemesis.  On our two day, one night trekking trip from Kalaw to Inle Lake, my central fear was, “what will the toilets be like?”  Up until now, every trip to Asia I’ve survived on 3 star hotel and restaurant toilets (built clearly for my Western bum).  This trek would offer no hotel toilets; […]