The largest book in the world.
Come with me to Mandalay to check out a book with pages of marble.
Jill's Scene
Here you'll find my thoughts about life, travel, books and, because I love a laugh, the occasional spoof. All this from the perspective of a small town, on an island, in a country that's too close to the Antarctic for comfort.
Nau Mai, Haere mai. Come on in!
Sea Walls in my hometown
They call it artivism: The PangeaSeed Foundation and the SeaWalls Project transforms my hometown.
Golden Palace Monastery, Mandalay
A creative solution to a haunting
A reprise: Why go to Koh Wai, Thailand
Autumn has arrived with its hint of winter, and I’m dreaming of the tropics.
On the Road to Mandalay
I receive an email and we arrive in Mandalay.
Freshly Seen at Jill’s Scene during February.
Three blogs about four things: writing, reading, books, and life!
![By Lin Kristensen from New Jersey, USA (Timeless Books) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://jillscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/timeless_books3.jpg?w=300&h=200&crop=1)
My book of the month: The Lady in The Van
I get re-acquainted with an old favourite and find there’s much to laugh at and with.
To Kalaw! By train.
The Burmese bounce, a bathroom that can only be described as less than salubrious, a viaduct, and a rain storm! In other words: a perfectly memorable train journey!
On Inle, part two
A photo essay
On Inle
A photo essay
Jill's Scene 
The korero