Tag Archives: vision impaired
Pilgrimage to Pyay; the Spectacled Buddha
Bagan, Inle Lake, the Shwedagon in Yangon; these and a few others are usually the first places to make the ‘must visit’ list when planning a trip to Myanmar. One place that doesn’t usually make people’s intimacy at all but … Continue reading
Are You a Tourist or a Traveller? Inle Lake and the Phaung Daw Oo Festival.
“Are you a tourist or a traveler?” What’s the difference and does it even matter? In this context a tourist is one who is focused on seeing the major sights in a limited and well organised time schedule; who eats … Continue reading
Snakes on a Train! The Yangon Circular Railway and Twante Snake Temple.
Snakes on a Train! Snakes on a train!? Is my Charles Bonnet Syndrome taking over again or have we entered a bad Hollywood prequel? Thankfully neither is the case; instead this is a story of just two things you can … Continue reading
Upon arrival in Yangon there was only one thing to do; forget about any concerns I may have about travelling blind and dive in to this city and country’s sensual delights. That’s right, it was time to eat a grasshopper No, … Continue reading
Blind in Burma (Or Myopic in Myanmar)
Crossing the road in my rural, Australian home town is still a daunting and somewhat dangerous task; travelling Myanmar with a visual impairment however was a relative joy. Before making the leap across the seas I had a … Continue reading
Welcome to the Journey!
Are you looking for a blind guide to show you around the world? Want to know how to and what it is like to ‘see the sights’ when one can hardly see at all? Then you’ve come to the right … Continue reading