Myanmar, what to see in Yangon
Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar and has a mix of colonial architecture, modern high-rises and Buddhist pagodas defined its skylines. The city is plenty of religious sites, natural lakes, markets selling a variety of traditional products, museums and […]
Myanmar, Mount Popa: home of 37 Nats spirits
Mount Popa is an extinct volcano with a height of 1518 meters, 50 km south of Bagan, which is believed to be home to the ‘’Nats’’, the ancient burmese animist spirits who have been worshipped all over Burma for many […]
Myanmar, cruising the Irrawaddy River with locals
Traveling around Myanmar with the local transports could be a very interesting and unique experience, and with no doubt, if you want to live a real slice of local daily life, after a ride on the ‘’circle line’’ train in […]
Myanmar, Mandalay surroundings: Mingun and Saigang
The ferryboat depart at 9 am from Myan Gyan Jetty and it takes around 1 hour to get to Mingun cruising along the Irrawaddy River. The boat trip ends in front of the remains of two giant guard lions crumbled […]
Myanmar, Mandalay: the ancient royal capital
Mandaly is located on the bank of Irrawaddy River and is the second largest city in Myanmar. It was the royal capital of the last monarchy of Myanmar and unfortunately was badly damaged during fierce fighting in World War II. […]
Myanmar, visiting Mandalay surroundings
After haggling the price with a taxi driver, our day trip around the Mandaly surrounding start early in the morning. Only 30 minutes drive , the first stop is Amarapura, once Myanmar’s capital city and built by King Bodawpaya in 1783. Here is located […]
Myanmar, Inle lake surroundings: Nyaung Shwe, Kakku and Pindaya.
Nyaung Shwe offers some interesting spots like The Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, Yadana Man Aung Pagoda and the local market. Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery is a fascinating wooden monastery built in the early 19th Century. It is a red painted […]
Myanmar, Inle lake: 5 days rotating markets
One of the most popular things about boat tripping along Inle lake is to visit the markets. There’s a series of local markets, floating and street, that rotate over a 5-day period. A local market offers most common shopping needs […]
Myanmar, an amazing visit to the Aung Myae Monastic education school
Close to Mandalay, at the foot of Saigang Hill, we find the Aung Myae OO Monastic Education School. Along the road, hundreds of children in red habit for male and pink habit for female, go towards the school. All the […]