Myanmar: Enjoying Hsipaw Town (video)
WATCH: 16 Enjoying Hsipaw Town, Myanmar (Burma) While in Hsipaw, we wandered the town and saw many changes. The movie theater is gone and there is a brand new bank and store that sells solar panels. Most people still wear traditional longyi and there are many types of trucks and tractors in the street. We stayed [...]
Singapore: My Trip to the Zoo with My Parents
Just before my nephew was born in December 2000, my parents came to visit me at work. I was living on a “Renaissance Cruises” ship amidst a fifty-day sailing from Athens, Greece to Bangkok, Thailand. Being the senior assistant cruise director, passengers had seen me on television, on stage, in the halls and in port [...]
Utah: Deer Valley, the Beverly Hills of Park City
Thank you to Park City Vacation Rentals for inviting me to write about my memories of Park City Past! My first visit to Deer Valley stands out in my memory; everything was hunter green and gleaming gold. It was like leaving Sherman Oaks and traveling to Beverly Hills, all the cars and people and outfits just seemed [...]
Myanmar: Beat the Heat: Shan Secret Waterfall Hike (video)
WATCH: 15 Beat the Heat: Shan Secret Waterfall Hike, Hsipaw, Myanmar (Burma) In order to beat the heat, we made a plan to be up by 7am, meet for breakfast around 7:30 am and be on the road to the waterfall by 8am. I ate the rice and beans with eggs but the Noodle soup also [...]
Los Angeles: Certificate of Appreciation
Presented to Lisa Niver Rajna and George Rajna of We Said Go Travel: City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation: On Behalf of the Citizens of Council District Eleven this certificate is presented to you for your ongoing commitment and dedication to provide community and leadership in Los Angeles. Your efforts help to build connections [...]
Good-bye Nepal, Hello Malaysia
Do you get our Newsletter twice a month? Sign up by clicking HERE. It was hard to leave Nepal after our wonderful two months there. We enjoyed the trekking in the mountains, the beauty of the Lakes, the wondrous animals in Chitwan, the ancient cities around Kathmandu and speaking at the Nepal Tourism Board for [...]
Little Bagan in Hsipaw Myanmar (video)
WATCH: 14 Hsipaw Little Bagan Myanmar (Burma) Wandering around Hsipaw and out to Little Bagan, we saw rice fields, water buffalo and smiling friendly faces. I enjoyed the dirt track and seeing the stupas. Many children said, “Mingla-ba” or Hello to us. Being in the monastery where the young monks were chanting and studying was [...]
Hungary: In Search of Freedom
The second We Said Go Travel Writing Contest will have the theme of “Independence: A Place that Makes You Feel Free.” When I think of freedom and bravery, the person that foremost comes to mind is my late father, Peter Rajna. Born on May 11th,we honor and remember him by commencing the contest on his [...]
Myanmar: Mandalay Hill and the World’s Biggest Book(video)
Watch: 13 Mandalay Hill and the World’s Biggest Book, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) We walked to the top of Mandalay Hill Pagoda. The heat as well as the number of steps shocked me. I guess that is why they kept offering us transport! After we survived the 104degree heat we walked into the World’s Largest Book, [...]
Dublin: Marian Keyes on Writing
Marian Keyes writes incredible novels often set in Dublin, Ireland and The Brightest Star in the Sky: A Novel was no exception. She describes this novel: “Like all my books The Brightest Star in the Sky is a comedy about something very serious, but it’s got a lovely uplifting feel to it. I suppose I [...]
