San Gimignano, Toscana, October 2008

Toscana, October 2008

Based in a farm with a view of San Gimignano, we visited not only the Chianti vineyards by Castellina, Radda, Lamole, Volpaia and Panzano, but also the nearby Toscana sites. San Gimignano, Sant’Anna in Camprena (yes, The English Patient fans, yes!), Pienza, Abbazia di Sant’Antimo, Monte Olivieto, Siena, Florence. October 2008.

Puig de Ferrutx, Mallorca, June 2008

Mallorca, June 2008

Staying in a fancy adult hotel in Cala Mesquida, we made a few road trips and hikes in the surprisingly remote (by contrast to the beaches?) mountains of Mallorca, especially in Serra Tramuntana, but also in some of the coastal hills. June 2008

Shwe In Tain Pagoda, by Inle Lake, Burma, November-December 2005

Burma, November/December 2005

Joined an organised group (Studiosus) to Burma. Flying and taking a coach, taking a boat and flying again. Yangon, Inle Lake and surroundings, Kalaw and Pindaya in Shan, Mandalay, Ayeyarwady River ship tour via Mingun and Amarapura to Bagan with a side tripto Mt. Popa. Then a transfer to Kyaiktiyo, Bago, and back to Yangon. November/December 2005.