Burma Bound

It's official!  Today I booked the rest of my flights and will now, happily, be holidaying in Burma for Christmas/NYE this year!  Yeaboi!

I've always felt the need to travel to this country (the place where my father was born) and this year the time finally feels right to cross it off my list.  After a difficult year, Burma seems like just the place to wake up on Christmas morning and usher in the New Year.

Despite flying in and out of Rangoon and travelling solo, I am very much looking forward to everything Burma has to offer!  So far my itinerary includes an initial few days lounging about Rangoon (with plans to visit the famous Golden Pagoda on Christmas Day), a couple of days each in Mandalay (the City of Gems) and Bagan (the flat lands strewn with temple ruins as far as the eye can see) then back to Rangoon for NYE.  I'm also hoping to throw in a few day trips from the city, maybe out to the Golden Rock Temple in Kyaiktiyo or across to Bago.  I'm super excited about eating Burmese food for breakfast/lunch and dinner, doing some shopping, taking a million pictures, chatting with the locals and of course spending some time relaxing with a cocktail.

I've decided it's a sans laptop holiday but stay tuned for a full run down of the trip and some awesome pics when I return in 2013!