Author: Derek

June 19, 2016 Derek

I have mentioned a couple of times about my experiences arriving at new cities. The challenge of not knowing what the going rate is for taxis, new money, not knowing the area, plus carrying a large rucksack … clearly I am a newbie and a lunch ticket for many touts and prone to scams. I…

June 12, 2016 Derek

Well did I speak too soon about Bagan becoming too commercial, and spiritual tourism. Well today I did a bike-about. As mentioned on facebook, I would recommend the e-bike. It has absolutely no juice. Uphills you can walk next to it. But, after 7 hours of exploring Bagan on a bike… and e-bike did look…