by Hayley | Jul 1, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
Being Australian I had no real desire to go to Bali. I had the image of it being full of (bogan) Australian tourists. Then I realised that I was judging Bali like many people judge Phuket. Sure there might be some really tacky touristy places, but not all the island...
by Hayley | Jun 28, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
Flying back into Thailand I had 3 days before I headed to Bali to meet mum. I was meeting T (and super excited about it!) and heading to Ayutthaya, a former capital of Thailand and site of old city ruins.(T and JJ on the train and ready to go)(Hmm, spot the...
by Hayley | Jun 28, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
I had really enjoyed my (brief) stint in Yangon and was hoping that second time around I wouldn’t be disappointed.I spent an afternoon wandering through the National Museum, a 5 story building filled with artifacts – and photos of artifacts – from...
by Hayley | Jun 23, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
We made the trip to Pyin Oo Lwin, complete with hairpin turns most of the way, in a cramped minivan full of Burmese.The main attraction of the town was the botanical gardens – a strange attraction in the middle of a basically government/military...
by Hayley | Jun 21, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
We were staying at Lily’s Guesthouse when we heard the rumour (from the Gold Smith in town who changed our money) that Lily’s daughter was getting married in a couple of days. We set ourselves a mission – secure an invitation.Lily (the MOB –...
by Hayley | Jun 21, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
Hsipaw (Sip-awe). A jumping off place for trekking. Hmm. That wasn’t happening. We were there for the lack of foreigners & too see what the area was like.We were probably 200kms from China and it showed. There was more Chinese food around, more Chinese...
