Leisure & pleasure; my Myanmar bathroom

 

Myanmar, lovely bathroom with a view. Blue bucket for cold water, red bucket for hot water....you wish.

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Self portrait, 2014.

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Tham Pla - Pha Sua National Park. About 16 km north of Mae Hong Son, and easy to get to by bus. Or an easy and enjoyable trip by motorcycle. Food en pick nick space is widely available, but it  can, or better it will be very crowded on weekends and public holidays. A 500 metre walk along a beautiful river will bring you to the entrance of the cave. Tham means cave and Pla means fish; hence the fish cave. There are loads of fish, they can reach up to1 metre in length, and are protected by a statue of a Hindu Rishi called Nara. If you like to feed the fish don't forget to buy some fruit and vegetables at the car park before heading out to the cave.

Leisure & pleasure; Fish Sauce Island!

 

Leaving Cat Ba Island, take the bus to the ferry dock. The bus will be your companion until you reach the town of Hai Phong. From Cat Ba the ferry will take you to Cat Hai Island. I call it Fish Sauce Island, this is for insiders the best place to buy your fish sauce. And they make it everywhere.  As you will notice on your busride to the other side of the island. From here another ferry will take you to the mainland, to Hai Phong.