Christchurch
By · CommentsIn the quiet campsite we relaxed into our first night in Christchurch. Our campervan was a compact arrangement with a bed suspended on plywood planks and water tanks built into the walls. Still, it provided all the necessities of independent road travel in New Zealand. At two in the morning the earth moved. Literally. The [...]
Bagan
By · CommentsSpires pointing to heavenward enlightenment stretched from horizon to horizon across the rich green plain of fields and bushes. The ancient civilisation of Bagan had spawned a frenzy of religious building which left this bend of the Irrawaddy dotted with thousands of ancient stone pagodas, monasteries, libraries and stupas. Now a vast archaeological heritage site [...]
Irrawaddy
By · CommentsSilvery dawn crept over the muddy bank crowded with heavily laden people patiently waiting their turn to balance up the steeply angled single plank onto the creakingly old river boat. Swathed against the light mist drifting gently across the open steel decks, passengers dropped the bundles from their heads and settled amongst their rope tied [...]
