My sister-in-law booked a weekend for the family in the Cameron House Hotel in Scotland. That was some time in the middle of last year. She wanted to have a ‘retirement’ party. That is to say, that all her brothers and she have reached retirement age. Then in December, there was a fire. We were …
On our penultimate day of our Aussie tour, my niece book us on the Great Ocean Road Tour. We leave early in the morning and take the tram to the pick up point, appropriately name ‘The Rendezvous Hotel’. After waiting for some time, the bus finally arrives. It is a small bus. There are …
The First Day of Winter: Winter Solstice 2017 Winter Solstice Date, Facts, Folklore, and More Winter Solstice is coming, Winter officially begins with the Winter Solstice on Thursday, December 21, 2017. This is the astronomical first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. When is the Winter Solstice? The winter solstice is the day with the fewest …
I recently visited Stonehenge while on the way to visit some friends. Stonehenge is an ancient temple built some 4500 years ago. I have always known that Stonehenge is a venue where Pagans congregate during the summer and winter solstice. During my student days, I did not have a chance to visit Stonehenge, but we …
Day 5 of the Melbourne Adventure Today is Sunday and we have a free day. I have arranged to meet up with a friend whom I have not met for over 10 years. My younger sister also made plans to meet her friend she that had not met for quite a while, too. My …
Continuing my Melbourne saga: Day 4 The next morning, my brother and my niece leave early to collect the hired car. Today we are visiting some nice beaches. We are visiting Phillip Island. Our first stop is the chocolate factory which is one of the first attractions when one enters Phillip Island. We go down …
This is my first trip to Australia. After a hectic trip to Myanmar and Brunei, I am at the last leg of my whirlwind holiday. I fly to Melbourne on Air Asia with my 2 sisters and my brother and his wife. My niece lives in Melbourne and hence my choice of city to visit …
My trip to Brunei is a short trip. The flight takes around an hour. My sister and I fly Air Asia . Upon reaching the airport, our host, the same one as in Myanmar, meet us in the airport. We then go to her home to settle a bit and we leave to go to …
We had a birthday celebration recently. The girls decided to have lunch in John’s House in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire. It is Leicestershire’s only Michelin Starred restaurant. John’s House offers exquisite ‘home grown’ food using produce grown on the farm and sourced from the local area . The chef, John Duffin has returned to the family farm in Mountsorrel, after many years …
Upon arrival at Yangon, we go back and did the necessary washing of our clothes and sort some things out. We then go to down town Yangon on foot and head to Bogyoke Market. This is a very big market that I should visit according to my friend. On the way, we pass by the Monument …
For the 2nd day at Inle, we decide to go around the lake area to visit more tourist attractions. The first stop is the Hot Spring. Khaung Daing Hot Springs is a relatively new resort built for foreigners. The driver parked the car in front of the complex and opposite is a temple. While the …
Along the journey I doze on and off . Once we reach the Inle Zone, the border guards board the bus and all foreigners have to pay USD10 as ‘entrance fee’. This is similar to Bagan. We all pay up and get a ticket as proof. Soon we reach the bus station. It is still dark …
Since I am in temple fatigue, I ask the driver to take me to somewhere where there are not temples. “This is an impossible request as Burma is about temples”, says the driver. “We visited 4 temples yesterday, and we will see more temple today,” he says. But I insist that I want to do …
Well, I am now on the bus to Bagan. The bus is a long distance bus. The passengers are given a bottle of water and a pack of snacks for the journey. There is even smelling salt should one fell nauseous. This bus is a direct bus and does not stop for refreshment breaks. The …
Today we are going to explore Yangon again before we head off to Bagan. We have breakfast in a food court, like the ones we have in Malaysia and Singapore. There are stalls serving all sorts of food in the Morning Star Food Centre. I order curry mee or curry noodles which comes with thicker …
