Jan Ford's World

Amended 7-Sep-2009. Bhutan is called the 'Land of the Thunder Dragon', because thunder was supposed to be made by a dragon in the ...

The flight from Kolkata to Paro is only around an hour. I was pleased that as we descended, I could see something of the dramatic approach ...

Revised Sunday 6th September. Friday, 4th September 2009 I've spent the afternoon on a city tour with a guide. Amongst other things,...

So far, the plans are still working. I flew from Yangon to Bangkok last night, was transferred to the Mandarin Oriental for a very short st...

The former capital of Myanmar, Yangon (called 'Rangoon' by the British) is a fascinating, cosmopolitan place. But I'd not been ...

It was time to leave 'Road to Mandalay'. Our luggage had been collected early and this would magically re-appear when we got to Yan...

On the 1st September 2009, I was part of a small group of passengers from the 'Road to Mandalay' who made a day trip to Maymyo. On...

The extensive market at Maymyo With our arrival at Shwe Kyet Yet on the previous day, our cruise had come to its close. But our adven...

Sunday, 30th August 'Road to Mandalay' cast off from its midstream mooring at Bagan around 10:00 a.m. to sail upstream back to M...

On Sunday, I took breakfast reasonably early because I was going ashore for a while before the ship cast off at 10:00 a.m. to cruise back u...

After we'd visited Mount Popa and enjoyed an excellent lunch, it was agreed that we'd visit Ti Pu, one of the villages where 'R...

On this trip too much was happening and, at this point, I failed to keep the postings up-to-date so I didn't write the following report...

Thursday 27th August 2009 Where was I? In the last episode, we’d just walked round the delightful ‘Pottery Village’ and then we took the ...

I write this, in haste, at the end of a hectic week in the Union of Myanmar (which used to be called Burma). The easiest way into and out o...

I started the day with breakfast on the terrace at my hotel. It's hot, just how I like it. The river teems with ferries, longtail boats...

Jet Airways operated a Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) on the Heathrow - Mumbai leg, powered by two huge turbo-fans. Their 'Premiere...

The Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER at Heathrow, just prior to boarding Once again, I'm off to the Far East. As I write, it's 08:15 o...

The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (MOSI) hosted a nine-day Transport Festival in August, 2009. As you can see from the rath...