If I had to pick my top 5 must-see places in Southeast Asia, the Bagan temples in Myanmar would make the list without a doubt. My impression is that Bagan may be now, in terms of tourism development, at the […]
Myanmar
Rough, chaotic, alluring Yangon
I arrived in Yangon, my first destination in Myanmar (Burma), after spending almost one month in Thailand and immediately realized I wasn’t prepared for it. In retrospect, I think it was the cultural shock on top of the one I’d […]
Mahabandoola Road, Yangon – Myanmar
After a week in a much bigger capital, Bangkok, the hustle and bustle of Yangon still came as a shock to me. The streets of the old Burmese capital (nowadays the official capital is Naipyidó) felt, for lack of a […]
The golden beauty of Myanmar’s Shwedagon Pagoda
It is not every day that you get to see something as impressive as the 100-meter-high main stupa in Shwedagon Pagoda, in Myanmar. The stupa was built somewhere between the 6th and 10th centuries to house as relics eight hairs […]
Hop On a Boat For a Tour of Inle Lake in Myanmar
Last month I told you about beautiful Inle Lake and showed you lots of photos from my visit. Prior to going there, I had heard great things about Inle Lake, and indeed it turned out to be one of my […]
Inle Lake: A Haven of Calm and Beauty in Myanmar
Inle Lake and I started off on the wrong foot, that’s for sure. Although my flight to Heho, the nearest airport, was uneventful and roughly on time, I was starting to go down with a strong cold and not feeling […]