January 31st, 2021 Sad news out of Myanmar where the military has staged a coup, assumed power and declared a state of emergency for one year. It’s a strange thing when this happens to a fragile country one has visited before. I think of the horse cart driver, the palm farmer and his family, the people we met running hotels
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January 10th, 2021 With Morocco behind us, today we’re moving on to something new. Last week, Lisa at Micro of the Macro nominated me to participate in the 10-day Travel Challenge. Thank you, Lisa! The challenge is simple: post one favorite photo from your travels, no explanation required, for 10 days and nominate other 10 other bloggers to participate. I’m
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Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. The series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying safe at home. June 29th, 2020 About an hour from Bagan we’ve arrived at Mount Popa National Park, the site of an extinct volcano. The landscape rises to
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Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying at home. June 28th, 2020 After yesterday’s quiet visit with the reclining Buddha, today we’re walking into the weekend bustle of Yangon. In so many cities of the
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Photos of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. June 27th, 2020 We’re back in the horse cart for one more stop in Bagan. We’re visiting Shinbinthalyaung Pahto, an oblong brick building with three
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Photos of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. June 26th, 2020 Today, we’re in Bagan visiting Shwezigon Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta in the late 11th century and recently (in the scheme of
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Re-post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. June 25th, 2020 Today we’re exploring Bagan, Myanmar by horse cart with our driver Naingshwe. Enjoy the ride! More tomorrow, Kelly *** After two days
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Photo of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. June 24th, 2020 As you travel the world, there are places that feel larger than life up close, with so much to comprehend and take
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