I'm starting out on another long-distance trip and, once again, the destination is Myanmar (as Burma is now called). When I travelled to Burma for the first time, back in 2008, I little realised the spell this country, and its remarkable people, would weave, resulting in my returning time after time.
That first visit to Burma was part of a breathless, round-the-world affair described in a series of posts here and I've discussed my curious reaction to Myanmar in the post Myanmar, Serendipity and Jan.
This journey just starting will form my twelfth visit to Burma. Apart from now having a number of firm friends in Burma, I find it a most fascinating country, different in so many ways from my own country. Very slowly, I am finding out a little more about the place although, as I commented in the post Myanmar, Railways and Jan when talking about the limited research I'm attempting about the railway system in Burma, "In Myanmar, there always seem to be more questions than answers".
Although I love exploring different places, the process of travelling to them can become a little tedious. On the afternoon of my departure from home the sky was blue and the sun shone bravely, making it harder to tear myself away when the car arrived to pick me up at 5.30 p.m.
Brewood Hall Garden on 29th September.
So, I find myself writing this in the agreeable 'Emirates' lounge at Birmingham Airport at 8.30 p.m. whilst waiting to board flight EK.038 to Dubai.
Birmingham Airport: The Emirates Lounge.
This flight is to be operated by an Airbus A380 (Wikipedia has an article here) and Emirates now have 100 of these monsters. I'm afraid I'm not a great fan of the aircraft, despite its impressive technical credentials. My flight onwards from Dubai to Yangon on EK.388 should be handled by a Boeing 777.
Related posts on this website
Next report on this trip.
All my Burma-2017(2) posts.
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Brewood Hall Garden 2017.
Birmingham Airport, England.
