Deeper into Asia

But wait! We haven't left Asia behind yet. We have just left Cambodia behind on our way to Myanmar, where we arrived last night. I can already tell it feels timeless here.i was a little fearful about coming here, yet I can't really even verbalize why that was. 

Here is a good quote that I found, or a friend sent me, that applies to life and travel:

Let your heart lead you.Do not be afraid for there will be much to regret if reason and sense and fear are your only markers.-- Tara Conklin 

And truth be told, I am afraid of a lot of things, especially when traveling the way we are now. I am afraid of germs and getting sick and ice water and lettuce( all uncooked veggies, really). I'm afraid of Mosquitos and malaria and small regional aircraft. I'm afraid of being separated from Jim. Yet I know if I let my fears rule us, we would never go any place cool or difficult or off the beaten track and we would miss out on so many interesting experiences.  I told my son that maybe I just don't want to travel anymore to anyplace where malaria exists, and he said "but those are the cool places to visit!" That's my boy. So, we bought the very expensive anti malarial medication even though Jim's attitude is not to worry over much. This is the same guy who told me, when rats were running around the walls inside our hotel room in the South American jungle " just close your eyes". But he bought the medicine and went along with my desire for protection, even if it is just a talisman.

I should probably be worried about unhygienic nail tools, but I get the pedicures anyway! 

So I will face my fears, and find out what marvels await us in Myanmar. This is the view from our 8 th floor dining deck. Our room is half the size of our one in Siem Riep, and very basic, but the young male staff are very friendly and helpful.

Jim, it seems, has a rather significant propensity for losing things( don't tell him I told this about him), but to be fair, I should say that two of the three things he has lost ( cheap cell phone ,datebook, and important notebook) have simply fallen out of his pants pockets. So the pants are poorly designed, Columbia Sportswear. Last night after a 40 minute ride from the airport, he realized that his small notebook was missing and we deduced that it was in the taxi. We told the staff, who between them didn't speak a lot of English, but they put their heads together and within two hours the notebook had been located and returned to us!  This happened with the cell phone in Malaysia. Can you imagine ever seeing  a notebook again  if you left it in a cab in Portland? Well, maybe if it was an Uber cab! 

Here is the amenity kit at our hotel. Really, all you need, right? Gotta love Asia! 

Can't wait to see the pagodas here. At night they are lit up and are quite stunning. Having seen them,I could leave here happy. So, more from the road soon.