Blogs from Ngapali, Western Burma, Burma, Asia

NGAPALI BEACH Vi har hatt noen fantastiske dager her på Pleasant View Resort. Avslappende og rolige dager, men også innholdsrike. Det hele startet heller dårlig. Flyet fra Bagan var forsinket på grunn av tåke i Yangon (flyet kom derfra og skulle plukke opp oss i Bagan) slik at vi ble sittende i over 4 timer på flyplassen. Etter å ha gått gjennom sikkerhetskontrollen, ble vi sittende i et rom uten muligheter til å kjøpe verken mat eller drikke. Flyturen tok 2 ½ time inkludert mellomlanding tilbake til Heho (flyplassen ved Inle Lake). Vi, som hadde spist frokost kl. 06:00, var kjempesultne og håpet på mat ombord. Det vi totalt sett fikk, var 2 bitte-bitte-små kakebiter, 4 drops og 2 glass juce. Stemningen var laber, og da vi etter å ha landet i Ngapali, kom inn i ... read more

I was rereading the blog last night to remind myself about what stood out at the time that I was writing .The hotel , the fishermen and their families ,the meals , and the beach itself were truly memorable . It is hard to narrow down the photos ( as it has been all along ) but I think these might capture that time .... read more

This holiday within a holiday has been good . I have had seafood twice a day since we arrived . By the hotel there are 3 little beach restaurants where we generally eat lunch and have our happy hour . I have had the most amazing barracuda ...the skin lightly seasoned and although I was initially not eating it after the first bite I quickly consumed the rest.The tempura they serve , either seafood or vegetable , is light and tasty as well . We generally have a salad but are getting a bit tired of the dressing that they use . The peanuts in it are good but there is something else there that I am tired of ..it is also in the avocado salad . I would just like an ordinary sliced tomato!! The ... read more

The new place was great as well , I never enjoyed the last place due to losing all of my body fluids but now I was 80% recovered and ready to enjoy this amazing part of the country. The beaches were amazing , just so quiet and clean , there is a polluiton problem in Asia but in Burma there is no industry to pollute the the country , the bay of Bengal is vast and nothing influences it pollution wise . Again this was a quiet hotel with the guests being mainly Burmese but a few foreigners were there to be seen which sort of dissapointed me a little, I enjoyed being the novelty up till now . The hotel restaurant was basic but the food was good , better than the last place I ... read more

Thur jan 10 2013 Biked today to town of Thandwe - 1 hour! Had decent lunch of fried rice with pork/chicken and vegetables in a very basic eatery where we were the only foreigners. Instead of facing the long ride home, R negociated with pedicab driver, who then strapped our bikes to the sides of the truck and we rode home in 15 min! Naps have become a daily routine, especially at restful spots like Ngapali Beach. Tonight we walked 45 min to a restaurant called Moonlight, that R had read about. Good cocktails: rum sour and gin sour, both with lots of lime and orange. dinner good. R had king prawns; I had pork satay. Waitress who looked about 12, is chef's sister. Served us complimentary dessert of flaming plantain banana- not like our sweet ... read more