Down the Irawaddy
January 26th 2013 Our group loaded on to a ferry along with hundreds of other tourists--mostly Norwegian, French, and Danish-- and floated nearly 11 hours down the Irawaddy River to Bagan.
Before we cast off, our guide, Hubert, sang a song to everyone on the boat. This was the second time we were to hear him sing a Tom Jones number, "Green Grass of Home", or something close to that title. He even did the ta
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