Oh the Lonely Planet! For those of you who don’t know, there’s only one guidebook in the whole world good enough to travel with, and that’s the Lonely Planet Guidebook. The others are either pale imitations, or they are geared towards other types of travel: travel with special interests in mind, or travel with a [...]
For four hundred years, this dusty island was the capital of Burma. This was during the ‘dark ages’ of Burmese history, a period that very little is known about. Today, only a handful of structures remain, and farms and village life has replaced what must once have been a majestic city. To get there, hail [...]
A few weeks ago, while I was waiting in line at the Kathmandu Airport, I happened to strike up a conversation with an American part-time Buddhist monk. While the security people did their best to delay all the flights, we had time to exchange a few pleasantries and travel anecdotes. Upon hearing that we were [...]
Say its name out loud – let it roll around in your mouth and savor it: Mandalay. It feels like it ought to be one of the world’s most exotic destinations, right? The reality is that today’s Mandalay is pretty dusty. By Myanmar standards it is a modern city of 1.5 million people. Its main [...]
You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
