Nov 26 2014
18 + 29 days; 3 +1 train journeys; 4 +1 domestic flights; 1+ 2 visits to Bagan; 37 nats; 3959966969 Buddhas in all possible positions; 1 hike + 1 trek; 1 English course. What I liked MOST Always one of my best trips ever, maybe the best trip; People’s smiles are still free; Historical sites; Sunrise and …
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Nov 24 2014
Mrauk U (pronounced Miá U in Bamar and just Mrauk U in the local language) is the city capital of Rakhine State and a very important archaeological site in the country. Mrauk U, due to political reasons, has been off limits (considered not safe) for tourists for long time. Still today it is a difficult …
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Nov 19 2014
I spent the second day in Mandalay by myself. Maria and Nicolas wanted to take a bike, Eve wanted to sleep and I just wanted to review my favourite spots around so I hired a motorbike with driver (Ku Ku was his name) for the full day. My first stop was Maha Ganayon Kyaung Monastery to …
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Nov 16 2014
Here we go, on the road to Mandalay! We left Hans in Bagan and Niels will join us for the first hours in the city. This picture was taken on our bumpy bus which will break the engine few kilometres later, lol. Rudy Kipling’s words don’t correspond much to reality (actually he was never there . …
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Nov 15 2014
This temple town is one of the main attractions in Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan, the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern Myanmar. During the kingdom’s height, between the 11th and 13th centuries, over 10.000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries …
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Nov 13 2014
From this day I will be traveling with Maria, a Catalan girl living in Frankfurt. We met at the end of the Kalaw – Inle trek, talked for a while and we found out that we had the same way of traveling, the same passion for photography and we had the same itinerary and dates. It …
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Nov 12 2014
Inle Lake is one of my favourite places in Myanmar, the perfect place to slow down, relax and enjoy its beautiful landscape. Unfortunately places like Nyaungshwe, the base camp for many budget travelers, are changing too fast and loosing its charm. I have fond memories of Queen Inn, the guesthouse where I stayed in 2011. …
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Nov 10 2014
This popular trek which links the mountain town of Kalaw to Inle Lake is a good opportunity to be in contact with different tribes in the area and enjoy gorgeous landscapes. We are in Shan State, home of the Shans (the main tribe) but also other interesting tribes. The classical trek is a three days …
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Nov 01 2014
The Golden Rock, an enormous, precariously balanced boulder coated in gold and topped with a stupa, is a major pilgrimage site for Myanmar Buddhists and one of the “musts” on my Myanmar wish list. This is one of those trips where the journey is as interesting as the destination. Buying the train tickets to Kyaikto …
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Oct 31 2014
Myanmar again! I visited Myanmar for the first time in 2011 and I loved both the country and its people. However, I did not have enough time to visit all the country and some sights were not seen in the best conditions (I was there during the rainy season), that’s why I wanted to come …
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