Peacock Lodge Mandalay

... this point that the dreaded travel bug struck me down with a heavy fervour and I lost a day being stuck in my room at the Peacock Lodge, unable to venture more than a few metres from the toilet. It was bound to happen I know, but after nearly 2 months ...

... by the bus.  One of them even had a sign that said Royal Guesthouse, or something like that.  We asked one random guy about Peacock Lodge, and he knew it, and refered to it as "oh, yes, the Boss Lady."  For 6,00 kyatt he took us there in ...

... was time to head through Internal Immigration and security. All in all the flight was pretty uneventful.  We caught a share taxi into Mandalay and managed to get lost just trying to find the guesthouse we wanted to stay in.  We were just lucky ...

Mandalay City was interesting, but probably only for a day.  Don't get me wrong, we enjoyed coming here, but I think it was more for the mystical, fabled tale of the city rather than the sights.  We started off the day on bike (like I ...

The taxi, who I think works for Peacock Lodge, took us to the jetti, and told us he'll pick us up at 2 PM.  Alice suggested getting there around 8:30, but we left at 8 at the suggestion of the owner.  we should have left at 8:30.  I ...

Today was the day to see some sites, after another nice breakfast we set of in the 'Blue Taxi' These things are pretty much the Mazda equivalent of a Mighty Boy and have two bench seats along the back, cheap to get around in and better than by ...

Once again, an early start.  The family at the Peacock Lodge were nice enough to prepare us breakfast before we left in a share taxi for the airport. Mandalay airport was almost hilarious, North Korea esque.  A brand spanking new International ...