I got up fairly early in the morning and found a bus to Kushalnagar and then used a autorickshaw to get to Bylakupee. This place is the largest settlement of Tibetans outside of Tibet. Plus I heard they have an internet connection there. It was a peaceful place, a nice change from the rest of …
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Day 100 – Karnataka State, India
At sunrise, I got up to see the main attraction at Shravanabelagola, on top of Vindhyagirl Hill. During my walk up, I was met by a number of Indians coming down and they all wanted their photo taken. It might not be too difficult to take people photos in this country when they want me …
Day 99 – Karnataka State, India
I knew going out in the morning, the streets of Bengaluru (Bangalore) would be different from the night before. It was quite loud here near the train and bus stations. I was told by a few people not to stay very long in the big cities, and Bengaluru is the 3rd largest in India. I …
Day 98 – Myanmar to India
Today was quite a long day. And also a record for me: 4 countries in a single day. First I took the free shuttle bus from the Motherland Inn to the Yangon airport and took the AirAsia flight to Bangkok, Thailand. There was some kind of medical emergency on the flight. I notice in the …
Day 96-97 – Yangon, Myanmar
The bus ended up taking 15 hours total. Thankfully most of the roads were better in this trip. My time in this country is winding down. I bought a new plastic strap to replace my worn out leather watch strap. I think this one will hold up to sweat and humidity more. I wanted to …
Day 95 – Bagan to Yangon, Myanmar
I got up early to try to catch the sunrise. I made it to the same place where I saw the sunset, but this time I was all alone. It was an ok sunrise, but afterwards I rode my bicycle back to the guesthouse for breakfast. Today they served pancakes with honey and chocolate. Very …
Day 94 – Bagan, Myanmar
Today I decided to visit the south and center areas. I saw one pagoda which was filled with so many paintings all over the walls. I saw another that had an example of a double arch construction. I saw a lot of cows and sheep along the trails where I rode my bike. Farmers were …
Day 93 – Bagan, Myanmar
After a nice breakfast including fresh fruit juice (included in the price of my $5 room), I took my rented bicycle out for another day. This time I headed for the southwest area. I saw one of the bigger buildings and this one looked like a step-pyramid. Inside were huge cathedral like hallways. Each one …
Day 92 – Bagan, Myanmar
Today I decided to ride my bike to Old Bagan, the center of the old city. I visited the tallest pagoda, but you cannot walk up to the top of this one. But there were others I could walk up. In the middle of the day I visited the Archeological Museum for a relief from …
Day 91 – Bagan, Myanmar
After a nice breakfast with some fruit juice, I rented a bicycle and headed out to explore the ancient capital city of Bagan, which was flourishing around 800 years ago. Nearly the first place I went was a little used dirt path and it was difficult to ride my single speed bike here. The trick …