My first sunrise in Bagan

July 25, 2013March 20, 2014 Fil2 Comments

My whole Southeast Asia tour sort of expanded itself from one simple plan: to see the temple-strewn land of Bagan in Myanmar. I’d read all about how one could climb up a temple at sunrise or sundown and see many, many temples as far as the eye could see while waiting for the sun to… Continue reading My first sunrise in Bagan

Downtown Yangon

July 3, 2013January 20, 2015 Fil1 Comment

It’s hard to believe Yangon till you’re in it. For me, it was like a small Philippine city, with its roads and pedestrians who cross said roads with quick fatalistic steps. However, its people — blue-collared workers and office workers alike — are in colorful longyis which they adjust and retie around their waists while… Continue reading Downtown Yangon