Amelia Rae Chalker PondIs this really what I came for? Really?Being spoiled is an unfortunate thing. While most of despise the spoiled, it is hard to hate a fish for not appreciating the water. In fact…Feb 7, 2015Feb 7, 2015
Amelia Rae Chalker PondKalaw to Ko TaoIt’s been awhile since I wrote. I have all the excuses, but I will spare you. My days in Myanmar ended in a trek from Kalaw to Inlay Lake…Feb 7, 2015Feb 7, 2015
Amelia Rae Chalker PondMoto — Check.Before I left Las Vegas, I was determined to learn how to ride a motorcycle. That determination came head to head with stubbornness and…Jan 11, 2015Jan 11, 2015
Amelia Rae Chalker PondMawlamyine, Hpa-An, Kalaw and The In-BetweensIf this bus turns over we are all going to die in here. There were no tiny hammers for breaking any glass, no red handles, no fire…Jan 4, 20152Jan 4, 20152
Amelia Rae Chalker PondYangonOnly a few times in my life have I had the experience of walking into a city and being profoundly confronted by an energy that envelops my…Dec 30, 2014Dec 30, 2014
Amelia Rae Chalker PondEn Route to MyanmarLast I wrote, I was on a bus from Kota Bharu to Penang and I didn’t know how I was going to get to Bangkok to catch my flight to Yangon in…Dec 25, 2014Dec 25, 2014
Amelia Rae Chalker PondDid any of that really happen?The other passengers know for how long we have been on this ship, but if left to my own capacities I wouldn’t have any idea. It seems as…Dec 11, 2014Dec 11, 2014
Amelia Rae Chalker PondNearly a month agoIt’s 11:40 this evening — I think Tuesday — and we are supposed to be embarking to Yokohama at 3:00 AM. Exhausted, I’m sitting in the often…Dec 7, 2014Dec 7, 2014
