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  • Wanderfood Wednesday — Sipping $400.00 Chinese Tea

    Wanderfood Wednesday — Sipping $400.00 Chinese Tea

    Here we are for another week of  Wanderfood Wednesday kindly hosted by Wanderlust and Lipstick. When was the last time you got to sip on $400.00 tea?  As a budget traveler, who even though I never object to a splurge now and again,  I  can say never. However, that all changed a couple of weeks…

  • Through the Sandbox Lens #3 — A View Through Buddha’s Arm

    Through the Sandbox Lens #3 — A View Through Buddha’s Arm

    Taken in Bago, Myanmar, a small town about an hour’s bus ride out of Yangon. If you like temples and Buddhist architecture, then Bago is not to be missed. The town is also close to Myanmar’s famed “Golden Rock”. You can easily arrange transportation from the town. Tips: First, you will be “met” by locals…

  • Friday’s Talking Photo #12 – Karen Long Neck

    Friday’s Talking Photo #12 – Karen Long Neck

    The site I use to produce the talking photos seems to be offline, so no talking photo this week. This shot was taken at a “cultural village” just outside of Chiang Mai. The village is home to various tribes including the “Long Necks” or Karen Tribe. Tourists pay to see the hill tribes people, and…

  • Wanderfood Wednesday — Korean DDeok

    Wanderfood Wednesday — Korean DDeok

    Here we are for another week of Wanderfood Wednesday kindly hosted by Wanderlust and Lipstick. I remember the first time I was asked by a Korean waiter, in his best English, if I wanted desert. Of course, my answer was “What do you have?” Now imagine my surprise when I was given the choices coca…