16 December 2013 – Bagan, Myanmar
First day in the ancient city of Bagan — and what do we have for you? Why, Sergey’s new beard of course.
First day in the ancient city of Bagan — and what do we have for you? Why, Sergey’s new beard of course.
PCH. On the road through Muir County, CA. We’ve had massive 17 days. We were on the road with no stops till Brooklyn (eerrr Bloomingdale, Washington DC) from East Coast to West Coat and back to the East Coast. Between the two of us, we’ve covered 10 states and at least a dozen new to…
A walk around downtown Tbilisi, a look at the Freedom Square.
A peak at Sergey’s childhood home — he used to spend his summers in Tbilisi until about 7 years old. The cherry tree is still there, as are the books, pictures, and all the neat other things.
You know what doesn’t get any better with time when traveling? packing. in fact it gets worse. I really, really dislike doing it. But like clockwork every two, three, five, whatever days, its time to move and its time to pack.
Shopping for lacquerware at a family-run workshop (3 generations back we were told) outside of Bagan, Myanmar. The work that these guys put into these pieces is astounding. Each piece is covered with seven to 18 (!) layers of lacquer, with drying time of around a week in between each. The artisans stencil and etch…
Our first day back in Bangkok after India — priority number 1? papaya salad!