So here we are in Myanmar. A potted history - The country has basically never been a democracy. It was ruled for centuries by emperor dynasties. Eventually the British colonised it. In 1948 it was given independence. Pretty much since then there was a civil war between the various ethnic factions which is still running today under the surface. A military coup occurred and in 2010 elections were held and a civilian government appointed. However the military stil...

Here we are back in Bangkok. We've found a nice little hotel about 10 minutes away from the Khaosan Road, the backpacker hub. Last time we were here we stayed at the Hilton. Not quite the same but not quite the same price either. Forgive me not saying too much about Bangkok. I wrote tomes last time we were here. If you are interested then go to our Off Exploring site and you can find lots of pictures and blogs about the place. We had been looking forward to o...