Myanmar is truly a fascinating place. Impoverished and so underdeveloped to the point of disbelief, a totally deteriorated infrastructure, extreme poverty, yet the people are literally the nicest and most polite people I have ever encountered.
The fact that this is such a rich country both in natural resources and energy makes the intolerable conditions of the citizenry all that more appalling.
Yet, there is a general feeling of optimism and even enthusiasm here. Everyone is convinced " the Lady" is coming into power, and with free elections promised in 2015 perhaps this country once the " bread basket of Southeast Asia" is on the verge of emerging into the 21st century as a new and free state.
I have flown south to Dawei and hope to fly down to Myeik (near the Thai border) tomorrow.
The beaches in the south are breathtaking.
I have much to write and some great (and some tragic) stories to share as well as pictures to post once I get back to States.
I am writing this post on my IPad 2 which is a challenge for me. Internet and wi-fi very unreliable here. Please excuse any spelling or grammatical errors.
Incredible Buddhist temples everywhere and here Buddhist monks do not " play " at Buddhism. They live by the kindness of donations of rice and other food from the populace and they have no material possessions and sleep where they can find a dry place to lay down. And finding a dry place this time of year is no easy task.
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