The morning breakfast order took ages to arrive because the guys in the kitchen forgot our order. After an hour we eventually querying where it was... they then quickly dispatched it. We tucked in washing it down with very sweet pineapple juice. We had to check out as we were leaving by overnight bus tonight so packed up our things and settled the bill with the guesthouse. We took the familiar walk towards town passing the locals going about their everyday busin...

Waking up to the sunlight beaming through the curtains with the coolness of the air conditioning was most welcome. It made a significant difference from a loud buzzing fan throughout the night keeping you up. We both woke up and took advantage of the steaming hot shower. we had not not seen a steamed up bathroom in a long time! We headed down stairs to look forward to our traditional Myanmar breakfast. I had ordered steamed rice with peas covered in ground nut ...

Today was the day we had both been waiting for... We were finally heading to Myanmar, we were so excited. I woke up early at six thirty and got up and changed. As we were leaving some stuff at the hostel for a couple of weeks our bags were lovely and light so packing was a breeze. I woke Steven and then met him downstairs where I was sipping a lukewarm coffee and writing a quick update so our parents knew we were okay. We then munched our bananas, grabbed o...