We are leaving Vietnam for Myanmar today. The plan was we fly to Bangkok and spend the four hours layover there. I couldn't go because I don't have a visa to enter the country as a Chinese citizen. I could get a visa on arrival, but I don't want everybody to wait for me. When we arrived at the Bangkok airport, people of the airline and the immigration desk said they were not be … [Read more...] about 05/24/2015 Travel Day
Today is the day. We had an amazing time in Vietnam and Myanmar, and I'm leaving for China today. My flight was supposed to land in Guangzhou at 4:15 p.m. However, the weather in Guangzhou forced us to have a emergency landing in Haikou. When the weather got better for landing in Guangzhou, the weather got really bad for taking off in Haikou. Therefore we went through the … [Read more...] about 05/30/2015 The Last Day
Day 11: As I sit here in the jetti (small wooden boat), I look back at today and cannot believe the beauty I have witnessed. Our group arrived at a quaint airport in Heho, Myanmar around 10 this morning. Upon arrival, we were whisked off onto a bus that would drive us the 45 minutes it takes to get to the lake. After a bit of hesitation about getting on the jetti, we were … [Read more...] about Paradise in Myanmar
Day 10: Another early morning was the start to our second day in Bagan, Myanmar. All of us jumped in a bus and started the long drive to Mount Popa. The roads were terrifying, there's no other way to put it. They winded around a mountain and the driver, although skilled, drove fast. All the cars drive fast here. To make the long drive seem not as bad we stopped at a shop … [Read more...] about 777 stairs later
We woke up early today again to fly from Yangon to Bagan. My first impression of Bagan from the airplane window was the emptiness of this city. It just looked like a desert place with no livings. The weather was around 104 F when we got out of the airport. All of the students were dressed in longis and long pants to get ready to visit the temples and other places before we … [Read more...] about Day 9: Bagan, Myanmar