Burma, a fantastic discovery: a modest tribute to a pivotal encounter…

2007 marked my first trip to Burma, a pivotal, extraordinary, and incredibly challenging journey. Despite knowing the rest of Southeast Asia well, I was captivated by this country, its vastness, its diversity, its people, its astonishing and captivating inhabitants. The difficulty of this trip, undertaken with my adventure companion Joan, did not prevent me from developing a deep passion for this country.

I returned in 2019 and have since explored this unsettling and troubled land. That same year, in a chance encounter in the corridor of a legendary pagoda, I met those who would become my lifelong friends, those who allowed me to know and love this country even more deeply, those who are currently suffering from the terrible situation in Burma. Seven years after that first meeting, this small blog is a tribute to their courage, their friendship, and our shared resilience after some difficult times…