While waiting on the wharf in Mandalay at 5:30AM to buy a boat ticket downriver to Bagan, in the mysterious country of Myanmar ,a big husky guy with a walrus moustache barreled into line. (please visit all my Myanmar photos on the internet at http://www.geocities.com/goldenivorylove )

In a loud voice, he demanded service. Typical American, I thought, as I checked him out. Reddish hair, and a very hairy chest bursting out of an unbuttoned photographers vest.. Within moments, hed introduced himself. Allen was his name. He actually ... (more)