On our last day in Mandalay we went to Mingun, the place where they once started to build the largest stupa of all times. It should have been bigger than the pyramids in Gizeh. Slight problem: it was never finished. There’s only the base and that has been badly damaged over time, also because of […]
“It is ironic that in the 1950’s Laos received more American aid per person than any other country. In the 1970’s it received more bombs from America than any other country.” The above is not communist propaganda, it’s a line in the little travelguide we received with our Mekong river cruise from Huay Xai to […]
It’s been more than a week since our last posting.. Ouch.. Let’s just say that we’ve been too busy this week. Seeing my mom and Wil again in our in hotel in Bangkok, after more than six months, was a little emotional but really great. There was so much to talk about and we had […]
