Aung Myae Oo (Sagaing, Myanmar) – part 2 (school)

The next day, Marc and I got into our stride, helping in the clinic; “Markus” called us into a meeting in the evening (the first actual sit-down any of us had had with him). We thought he had noticed the shopping we had done and wanted to hear our thoughts and...

Aung Myae Oo (Sagaing, Myanmar) – part 1 (arrival)

Weekend!! And it couldn’t be more welcome! Our first week here has been very intense and so much has happened that it wouldn’t all fit in one post. We arrived at Aung Myae Oo monastic school in Sagaing around noon last Wednesday and met the principal and (after some...

Swakopmund – Cape Cross – Brandberg

After a slightly more peaceful night, we wake up at 5.30 AM, to get to the dune in time for sunrise. By 6.05, there is already a queue of about 20 vehicles, waiting for the gate to open at 6.15.The gate is open, and the race is on. Despite the official speed limit of...

Sesriem – Swakopmund

After a slightly more peaceful night, we wake up at 5.30 AM, to get to the dune in time for sunrise. By 6.05, there is already a queue of about 20 vehicles, waiting for the gate to open at 6.15.The gate is open, and the race is on. Despite the official speed limit of...

Windhoek – Sesriem

We arrived safely in Windhoek, where we picked up the 4×4 which would be our home for the next two weeks. Before heading off, we had a room (the largest room) in Jordani BnB, our very comfortable first accommodation, site of our first casualty: halfway through...
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