pyay Travel Blogs

When I open my eyes it is only 7 a.m., half an hour to go before we have to get up. We use the extra 30 minutes for lazing about and talking about what we have seen so far. Today’s programme will take only half a day, and to be honest, I don’t really mind. I am again, or should I say still, ha…

Following in the footsteps of Marco Polo by reliving the past of the Silk Roads from Syria to China, going upstream the mighty Mekong from Vietnam all the way to Tibet, see the roof of the world and more.....

Following the mighty Mekong River upstream from Vietnam's flat delta to Thailand's Hilly interior. Visiting the best natural and architectural wonders, finding the best cities and best reasons to get fat in the region.

  We zijn al om 07:00 uur wakker, een half uur voor de wekker, dus blijven we nog lekker liggen. Er is vandaag een halve dag excursie gepland waar maar 8 mensen mee gaan. Dat er niet meer op het programma staat vind ik niet zo erg, want ik snotter er nog lustig op los en heb me wel eens energ…

Right on time, Myo showed up to trade paintings for foreign currency which he supposedly collects. We ended up getting another couple paintings for a 10,000 Kip note and a 1,000 Yen note that I have been carting around for years. It made him happy although he did request ''a present" for his br…

We arrived around midnight to Pyay.  It was a somewhat comfortable bus trip of 12 hours and the first to arrive with out a breakdown.  The hotel room was completely bizarre.  It had a TV with 1 station available (government controlled of course) and looked like something you might ha…