Up the River to Mandalay (Premium)

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Slumber Studios

Drama, Alternative Health, Fiction, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.6 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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This is a preview episode. Get the full episode, and many more, ad free, on our supporter's feed: https://getsleepy.com/support. Up the River to MandalayTonight, Tom guides us on a calming boat ride up a tranquil river in Southeast Asia. Relax on the deck and drift off to sleep. 😴 Sound design: calm river. Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Support our Sponsors Check out the great products and deals from Get Sleepy sponsors: getsleepy.com/sponsors/ Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: getsleepy.com/support/ Get Sleepy Merchandise: getsleepy.com/store Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861 Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: getsleepy.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/getsleepypod/ Instagram: instagram.com/getsleepypod/ Twitter: twitter.com/getsleepypod Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/ Slumber: slumber.fm/getsleepy/ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here: Get Sleepy FAQs About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: getsleepy.com/support. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! getsleepy.com/contact-us/. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at slumberstudios.com. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, Thomas here. You're listening to a preview episode. You can enjoy the entire story
0:08.8	tonight by subscribing to our supporters' feed. There you'll get access to the entire
0:15.6	back catalogue, bonus episodes, and more, and it's all completely ad-free. Click the link
0:23.2	below to learn more. And thank you so so much. Me and the team really appreciate your
0:29.7	support.
0:39.6	It is still dark outside when you and your driver arrive at the Began, Myanmar,
0:46.7	Riverfront. Your chilly and exhilarating journey through the early morning streets,
0:56.0	empty of everyone but you, has led you here. A last sip of warm tea from a thermos,
1:06.4	and you are ready to get going. The took-took driver helps you down from his sputtering mototaxi,
1:16.9	and gently shepherds you across a nearly pitch black sandy beach,
1:22.8	toward a series of lights at the water's edge.
1:30.0	You listen in the darkness to your own footsteps pressing into the damp sound.
1:38.2	You realise you can hear the sound of your own heartbeat in your ears as you follow the lights
1:45.2	that seem to bob up and down. A few cautious steps more, and the inky blackness
1:54.6	gives way to a narrow flashlight beam. The light comes from the hand of a young sailor.
2:04.0	He smiles at you, directing you toward a wooden gang plank, laid across the lapping tide.
2:11.8	With a polite nod, he bids you to enter the waiting boat.
2:19.6	You thank the driver as he delivers you safely into the care of your boat's aball crew.
2:29.6	Climbing aboard the four deck of the watercraft, you take stock of what little you can see of your
2:36.3	surroundings. You seem to be on a medium-sized river cruiser, draped artfully from bow to
2:45.6	stone in glowing light bulbs on a string. You listen to the river's languid waters
2:55.2	clap against the boat's sides. It's a calming thud that caresses the ship, beckoning the craft,
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