Lacquerwork is a thriving industry in Myannmar and Sheila shared on Facebook some photos of the process involved so we thought it might be nice to share them here for a wider audience to enjoy. Yes it’s for tourists, but the production is genuine and the process interesting to see. The process begins with weaving …
Day 20 — Balloons and Bagan
No rest for the wicked. The way to enjoy Bagan is from the air, and at dawn. So despite it being a day off we were up at 04:30am for an 05:30 departure on rickety ‘vintage’ buses for the launch site. The site of 18 huge hot air ballon being inflated simultaneously was awe …
Day 21 — Bagan to Inle
First up we welcome Charles to the Rally. Charles is to navigate for Neil M. from Bagan to the end. John still has another couple of days with Neil before flying home, so Neil has two navigators. Will they will agree on which way to go? This was the day we had everything, and …