HOPE IN THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Somerset Maugham, famous playwright and novelist, came to Burma with his companion and lover Gerald Haxton, as a respite from fame and attention in...
37th Street [Streets of Yangon]
Bob Percival walks 37th Street in downtown Yangon and explores its renowned bookshops, and uncovers the best tea shop in town plus some very good...
THE HEAT OF A DYING HEART
Ricardo Reyes, AKA Pablo Neruda (would-be Nobel Prize winning poet) landed in Rangoon where he learned lessons in love, anger and passion. Bob Percival...
17th Street – A cornucopian morning [Streets of Yangon]
Bob Percival takes us on a stroll through 17th Street in downtown Yangon, renowned for its endless bounty of early morning sounds, colors, and...
WALKING THE STREETS WITH GEORGE ORWELL
Bob Percival evokes the thoughts and impressions of Eric Blair - AKA George Orwell - as he walks the streets of Rangoon RANGOON, Burma, July...
RUNNING INTO AN ORIGINAL 1948 HEIDELBERG PRESS
The streets of Yangon are always full of surprises.Small wonders that are thrown up at you, telling you that this city has a history...
29th Street [Streets of Yangon]
Bob Percival explores 29th Street in downtown Yangon and discovers a Buddhist Shrine, a Hindu Temple and a Mosque standing strong amidst the frenetic...
SHWE LIN BAN TEA & FOOD CENTRE
There are a thousand and one places to eat out in Yangon but let’s start here . On the north-west corner of Mahabandoola Road and...

