Inle

The beatiful Inle Lake. They produce more potatoes here, on floating gardens, then all the rest of Myanmar put together. These people are almost always winging while working if there alone.

Monklets

Fun Loving monks enjoying a day in the sun. They play everything from football to army, just like kids back home. On the trek was Jordan, me, and a nice Irishman named Tommy. We all had a good time playin' around with the monks.

Train Station

On our trek from Kalaw (a small town southeast of Mandalay) to Inle Lake we walked through a small village where pace of life life went from next to nothing to full boar at the arrival of a train.

Yangon

The beautiful Shwe Dagan in Yangon. Itself a crazy city; a striking contrast of India and South East Asia.

email dated 4/04/07

Hey,I'm am now in Inle Lake, which is magnificent. Jordan and I just finished a three day trek here from Kalaw, a small town about 50k away. It was so beautiful the whole way through. I got a lot of pictures so I'll put them up once I'm in Bangkok. We'll spend about four nights here, then go back to Mandalay; from there we will fly to Kengtung (still in Myanmar) and then enter Thailand from the nearby town of Tachilek. I love you all.Jesse

email to dad dated 3/28/07

Hey,So Jordan and I are in Mandalay and either tomorrow or the day after we will head out for Bagan. We are going to purchase a small boat and paddle the whole way, it should take about three to four days. There are villages the whole way so we'll be able to find places to stay. Should be really fun, we'll sell the boat when we reach Bagan. After we see bagan and Inle Lake we will go back to Mandalay and fly back to Chiang Mai in Thailand. I'm glad to here Amelia got her job. Say hi to the boys for me.Jesse

update on Jesse and Jordan's travels

Hey mum!We landed safe and sound in Yangon yesterday. This place is really cool, it's like a cross between SE Asia and India. It makes a really neat mix. Unfortunately, though, there really isn't very much internet in Myanmar and when there is it quite slow. So I won't be available quite as much as before but I'll be sure to keap you updated. Tomorrow we are taking a bus from Yangon to Mandalay, the old capital. After that we plan to go to Bagan and Inle lake. It looks like we'll also have to fly out because you can leave in the south by boat to Thailand, but first you have to fly south anyways and that's more expensive than just flying to Bangkok. Love ya, and I'll email again from Mandalay.Jesse