Like every Buddhist places I’ve been so far, I notice that a strong and peaceful feeling invaded me as soon as I stepped in. It is maybe all the prayers and the meditation done in one place, or the contact of the cold stones on my barefeet, or maybe this vibrant and intense gold shining over the white stupas and pagodas…
After the check out, I wandered around in the city and found many food markets where I had the chance to observe smiley faces and the usual food sold in South East Asia: of course on the floor.
You find here and there stalls where chatty ladies prepare the composition that men are chewing all day long. It is made with bitterleaves, lime stones and some nuts that give a red mouth. Looks like a lucrative business here…
It is true that the first impression you have of a city can be slightly transformed by the atmosphere you’ll find in the hotel you are staying in.
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Mister loverman.. shabba! Mister loverman…
Twist and shout… Come on, come on, come on baby now..
Yep, you are in Myanmar, in the only and unique reggae bar, 7th Joint.
This bar has nothing to do with reggae except the colors on the wall and the bob Marley picture illustrating the menu. But you have a live band playing sometimes and it’s just a great place to meet people. Like these expats from France and Maurice or these two football coaches from Nigeria…
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I’m still amazed how you can still be lost and desoriented on the first day in a new country, even after traveling for two month. As soon as you cross a border, it’s like a new fresh start.
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Tap tap on my shoulder.
“Hi! You remember me?”
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Goodbye aren’t easy in general. On the road, you don’t have anytime to build a facade or to work on what you want to show or not. You are just truly, simply yourself. Everything is raw, big, intense. You can spend two hours with somebody and remember that all your life.
Travis and I have been traveling together for about ten days and in the end, what are ten days on a scale of an entire life or compares to the length of my trip?
The Wanderlust Queens Project 