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Bago – A Golden Boulder, Golden Pagodas, and Reclining Buddhas
Bago doesn’t seem to make it on the top places to see in Myanmar, and I have no idea why that is that case. This is an amazing city with so much see nearby, and within the spawling city itself. Most recommendation are to take a day tip out here, where as I would argue…
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Yangons Sights and No Working Credit Card
I decided to head out on foot to the Nation Museum, which worked out to be around a 45min walk. As the sun glared down at me and my body lost litres of liquid I quickly began wondering if this was such a good idea. On top of that was trying to cross the 6…
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Rangoon.. I mean Yangon. The Old and the New Amidst Sheer Chaos
The flight to Yangon was good. Once you reach the point where you can see the ground something really cool can be viewed. Every once in a while there are these grand silver pagodas ringed in green gardens that just stand out in the country land. Its just not something you see any where else,…
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Up, up, and away!
Ah Sydney International airport, you pile of crap. Some poor couple asked one of the guards if there was a food court somewhere. The answer is of course no, that would be in the domestic terminal. The international terminal, to quote Obi Wan, is more construction site now that airport terminal, twisted and evil. After…
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All Good Things…
This is it. This right here is my final blog post for South America. After a year of travelling throughout this continent, and not even able to see the entirety of it in that time, I bid farewell to my Latin American friends and prepare for my long flight back home. And in truth, Sydney…
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Salento: Home to Colombian Coffee and Why I Don’t Want to Leave
I had foolishly decided not to write down the address of the hostel I had booked,thinking it was a small enough town to walk around for a while and eventuallystumble upon. However I arrived a little later than expected and it gets darkhere early, so I had arrived in the dark and began walking around…
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Cali: Oh the Humidity!
Stepping out into Cali weather was like a flash back to Sydney on a bad day; the same mix of heat and humidity that leaves you sweating after a 10 minute walk. Outside the airport I caught a taxi into the city. The airport is a fair distance out oftown and they print you out…
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Bogota: Welcoming me back to Latin America
The foolish plan was to sleep on the 6.5 hour flight to Bogota. I made sense at the time, but in practise it never works like that. I think I may have dosed off forabout an hour or two, so I was awfully tired when I arrived in Bogota airport.After clearing passport control and customs,…
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Buenos Aires: Part 2 – Food and People
One of the most important features of a good hostel is a good common area. If you can sit around in a great space and meet random people it becomes a fascinating and enjoyable time. For me, the two and a half weeks in Buenos Aires flew by because of the people I’ve meet in…
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Buenos Aires: Part 1 – There is Tango in the Air!
The last time I booked a hostel online through the HostelWorld website was all the way back in Ecuador, and that was only for Quito and Otovalo. Ever since then I’ve just been winging it and hoping for the best, and on the odd occasion I’ve been left to wander the streets for a couple…
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