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Hiking to a Hill Tribe in Hsipaw
Since I am living in the land of denial about my own age, I believed I would be fine to do a 15km hike in Myanmar’s Shan State to visit one of their remote hill tribes (even though I hadn’t set foot in hiking boots for over a year)… a hike that turned out to be a 6-hour-long uphill climb. In the heat.
3 of Myanmar’s Many Riches
It's embarrassing to admit that up until a few months ago, I couldn't have pointed out Myanmar on a map, let alone the most important Myanmar attractions. (I have a good excuse, though, since the world map has changed a lot since I studied geography in...
Alien Landscapes of the U.S. Southwest
I've always felt like visiting the U.S. Southwest was like visiting an alien world, but I had no idea just how alien until a recent visit to New Mexico and Arizona. When people think of the southwest, what often comes to mind are images of Native American pueblos,...
The Pressure to Perform in “Safari School”
When Henk and I decided to go to Tanzania on safari, I didn’t realized we had inadvertently enrolled in Safari School…
