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About Mike

A recently retired "Baby Boomer" , looking forward to having more time for my photography and travel.

More of Chinese New Year

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Mike

Well, I ended up going over to Chinatown with my friend. It did n’t seem as crowded as last year, perhaps because we spent a lot of time down the back alleys away from the crowds. Even though she is … Continue reading →

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Happy Chinese New Year

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Mike

Or, today’s post is brought to you by the colour “red” …. No prizes for guessing whereabouts in Bangkok I was yesterday ! I went across to Chinatown to get some photos without the crush of people that will be … Continue reading →

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Similan Islands snorkelling

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Mike

As I mentioned last week, I spent some time down in Phang-nga province and went out on a live-aboard snorkelling trip out to the Similan Islands National Park. A wonderful time was had, and I came back with hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Breakfast with a view

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Mike

I am just back from a three day live aboard snorkelling trip out to the Similan Islands, about 60 kms off the west coast of Thailand. Sunburnt but happy ! This is the view from the restaurant at Poseidon Bungalows … Continue reading →

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Myanmar, the logistics and other boring stuff

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Mike

 Just a few notes about hotels, transport, visas etc for anybody who might be going to Myanmar. Visas Myanmar has recently started an e-visa scheme for tourists of most nationalities arriving by air, where you apply online, upload a photo … Continue reading →

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Yangon

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Mike

The last stop on the trip was Yangon, which as I mentioned in an earlier post used to be the capital of Myanmar until the junta built a brand new city for their military government and moved all the government … Continue reading →

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