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Are You a Tourist or a Traveller? Inle Lake and the Phaung Daw Oo Festival.
“Are you a tourist or a traveler?” What’s the difference and does it even matter? In this context a tourist is one who is focused on seeing the major sights in a limited and well organised time schedule; who eats … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, backpack, backpacking, blind, buddhist, Burma, fewstival, inle lake, low vision, Myanmar, nyaungshwe, phaung daw oo, travel, vision impaired
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Snakes on a Train! The Yangon Circular Railway and Twante Snake Temple.
Snakes on a Train! Snakes on a train!? Is my Charles Bonnet Syndrome taking over again or have we entered a bad Hollywood prequel? Thankfully neither is the case; instead this is a story of just two things you can … Continue reading
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Tagged backpack, backpacking, blind, Burma, Food, low vision, market, Myanmar, train, travel, vision impaired
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Upon arrival in Yangon there was only one thing to do; forget about any concerns I may have about travelling blind and dive in to this city and country’s sensual delights. That’s right, it was time to eat a grasshopper No, … Continue reading
Welcome to the Journey!
Are you looking for a blind guide to show you around the world? Want to know how to and what it is like to ‘see the sights’ when one can hardly see at all? Then you’ve come to the right … Continue reading
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Tagged backpack, backpacking, blind, Burma, China, India, low vision, Myanmar, travel, vision impaired
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