Mark Seery

Introvert on an outward journey

Inle Lake – Fire, Rain, and the Mobile Internet

November 4, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

Perhaps no area of Myanmar touched me more than Inle Lake. The fishing village I visited on the lake, is neither pre-modern or post-modern, it is somewhere in between: all the trash from modern life, but few of the conveniences. In a mostly pre-modern world, much of life revolves around fire and rain: the wood-burning […]

Bagan – The Ancient Capital

November 1, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

For those not yet worn down by “yet another temple”, Bagan is one of the best places to go. First, it was a pleasant country retreat from the bustle of Yangon, but the history on display and in spoken recounting is fascinating. While there is a large pagoda, what makes Bagan unique is the 3,000+ […]