craigt3365 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Sailing Among Myanmar’s Islands of Mystery I arrived on a chaotic pier in the border town of Ranong, Thailand, feeling as if I was about to throw up as I watched three-story fishing boats chug by. I had persuaded my two younger brothers and eight girlfriends to fly across the world and pool a large chunk of money so we could charter a live-aboard boat. The plan was to sail for six days through the Mergui Archipelago, a chain of 800 islands off Myanmar’s coast that’s become the holy grail of sublime, empty beaches. It sounded simple enough. But I had major, gut-wrenching anxiety because this trip, which cost us almost $10,000 in cash and wired funds (not including the cost of the flights there) was so off the grid that it couldn’t have been organized by a mainstream outfitter that would have sent a representative there an hour in advance, holding a piece of cardboard aloft with our names on it. I was on a pier waiting for a man I didn’t know to take me on a boat to another boat that we would live on. Continued here: http://travel.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/travel/setting-sail-among-myanmars-islands-of-mystery-explorer.html?nl=travel&emc=edit_tl_20130316&_r=1& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVisionBurma Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Thanks for sharing! Interesting article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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