We’ve had some remarkable and magical experiences in Myanmar during several past cruises on the Irrawaddy River. Sadly, the recent coup in the country and crackdown on dissent has erased it from the cruise map in 2021. In honor of the wonderful people of what even residents still call Burma, this column relives an experience that first appeared in The Cruisington Times in 2014. We can only hope that the current crisis is resolved soon and we can experience the beauties of this remarkable country and its wonderful people again very soon.

It seems like going through a time warp to an earlier century.

Read it all in The Cruisington Times