For a change of scenery from the smoggy city, we took a long journey up to the countryside at Inle Lake. Quite different from Yangon, the tiny town Nyangshwe we stayed in was surrounded by the enormous clear lake, rolling mountains, and lush green rice fields. more»

After 9 months on the road, we’ve seen some pretty amazing stuff. So the fact that we were completely stunned by Shwedagon, in my humble opinion, speaks volumes. There’s more going on at Shwedagon than mere architectural splendor, however. more»

The Union of Myanmar, more widely known as Burma, was AMAZING. I can’t say enough about the place! WOW! Because there’s so much to say, we’re splitting it up into a series of blogs.
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If you’ve read our travel plans, you would have noticed that there was no mention of our going to Australia. Instead we were supposed to head to South America after leaving Southeast Asia, for our last major stop of the Big Trip. Well then why is the Australian flag flying in our “Currently In” box? more»

Despite the problems mentioned in our post, Sapa is undeniably beautiful. In this 3 minute episode of BTBtv, we check out the natural scenery, complete with background noise - from waterfalls, to birds chirping, to truck horns. Enjoy!