This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 The first thing I would do every morning was look out the window. On this morning I didn’t even leave the room before taking my first photo; I grabbed the camera and tripod, opened the door and started clicking away. Then I headed up top…
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This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 Another day, another beautiful sunrise. This morning we were staying put and doing an official “tour” of Katha. As we disembarked the boat, the staff and crew lined both sides of the stairs greeting us with smiles, “min ga la bar” (hello in Burmese)…
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This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 As the sun came up in the morning, it became obvious that we were tied up to a sand bar. The river is so shallow that the boat can’t move at night; they “dock” wherever they can. The mornings were quite cool on the river…
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This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 Finally – time to fly north and board the Avalon Myanmar! Our destination was Bhamo, a small city in northern Myanmar that sits about 40 miles west of the Myanmar/China border. There is no scheduled flight from Yangon to Bhamo so Avalon had to charter…
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This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 The next morning was the start of my organized tour and they had a very busy day planned for us. We started with a short walking tour of the colonial city. The Yangon city hall was initially planned in 1913 by the British; the start…
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This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 It was my first full day in Myanmar and I woke to a steamy Yangon morning – it was going to be a hot day! After breakfast I gathered my things and headed out in search of the meeting point for my tour. Just 2…
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise As daylight was breaking the pilot backed the ship into the dock in Naples, our last port of call. We were docked in Naples but our destination for the day was the island of Capri – to the south, across the Bay of Naples. The…
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise Overnight we travelled the 143 nautical miles from Malta to Sicily. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomous region of Italy since 1861. The Sicilians are proud of their rich heritage and, if asked, will tell you they’re Sicilian. They…
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise We woke the next morning to a beautiful sunrise… We had booked a car and driver for the day from Prestige Cabs; this was the best surprise of the trip. Our driver, Valentine, was absolutely amazing – so much more than just a driver! We…
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise Malta is small island country that lies 50 miles south of Sicily and just over 200 miles north of Libya in the Meditteranean Sea. Over the years it’s been conquered by everyone from the Romans to the Greeks, Arabs, Sicilians and of course the British. …
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise Montenegro is the last of the former Yugoslav countries that we visited and it’s the smallest. Our destination was Kotor, a small city located deep in the Bay of Kotor. The captain promised us a beautiful sail in (the Bay of Kotor is #7 on…
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise Overnight we sailed 240 nautical miles south to Dubrovnik, Croatia. We weren’t scheduled to dock until 9am, so it was actually light as we sailed in. This may look like a pirate ship, but I suspect it’s a “prop” for the Game of Thrones, much…
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise Early the next morning we arrived in Croatia, another of the former Yugoslav countries. Our good luck with the weather continued; we were greeted with bright sunshine and cool but comfortable temperatures. Today’s destination was Plitivice Lakes National Park, 130 km north east of Zadar. …
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise One of my favourite things about cruising is waking up each morning in a new location; it’s always a treat to open the blinds and see what’s there! 54 nautical miles east and slightly north of Venice, across the Adriatic Sea, is Koper, Slovenia, our…
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise Glass making has been a colourful part of Venentian history. Although it dates back to the Roman Empire, it was Venice’s trade with the Orient that brought it to the next level. As the popularity of Venetian glass grew, so did the protectionism of the…
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise We had scheduled a walking tour for 2 pm with Venice Photo Tours. We met up with our guide, Simone, by the Rialto Bridge and headed out to explore the small alleyways and lanes of the Castello and Cannaregio sestieres. Our first stop was Campiello…
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This post is part of a series called Adriatic Cruise Imagine a cluster of over 100 islands, connected by bridges and surrounded by canals and rios. A place with no streets, no cars and over 400 bridges; where daily life happens on the water. This is Venice, a city like no other. There are in…
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This post is part of a series called Fireworks The 5th and final fireworks display in the 2018 Sound of Light was brought to us by Royal Pyrotechnie, a Quebec company that has been lighting up the night skies since the founder first competed at Expo ’67 in Montreal. The theme for the show was…
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This post is part of a series called Fireworks The 3rd night of the 2018 competition was presented by the German team NICO. The soundtrack (below) was perfectly matched to the fireworks. 1. Star Wars Main Theme, John Williams 2. Unstoppable, Harry Gregson Williams 3. Skyfall, Adele 4. Eye of the Tiger, Survivor 5. Eclipse…
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This post is part of a series called Fireworks The first night of the 2018 Casino du Lac Leamy’s fireworks competition “The Sound of Light” by the Spanish team Pirotecnia Zaragozana SA. The fireworks were launched from a barge on the Ottawa River on the west side of the Alexandra Bridge and across from the…
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