I can’t believe the beauty I’m seeing.  This is the first time I’ve witnessed a full moon setting on the western horizon as the sun simultaneously rises to the east.  The moon dips behind the Minwun Mountain range, and the light slowly shifts from early pre-dawn darkness to soft, gentle colors that only fill the […]

Tradition and rituals run deep in Myanmar, and I have to say I like it.  One such activity is removing socks and shoes before entering a Buddhist pagoda, which is what I’m doing now at the Sandamuni Pagoda.  It’s a tedious process to lace and unlace my hiking shoes throughout the day, but I don’t […]