- Inle Lake[float=right][/float]After a few great days in temple paradise we found a little piece of calm countryside around decently sized lake.
We almost thought that there is not much to surpri Posted by roman.cibulka in Trav The Traveller | Jun 13, 2013
- BaganWhat you really can not overlook in Bagan are temples ;)
If you look right or left or straight or behind they are there…simply everywhere…. Just jump on a bike and drive Posted by Olga Sapakova in Trav The Traveller | Jun 8, 2013
- Mandalay[float=right][/float]The first and very very strange and surprising feeling we have from Maynmar is that we miss India.
Unbelievably unexpected but is true.
Even Maynmar is beautiful place o Posted by Olga Sapakova in Trav The Traveller | Jun 5, 2013
- Yangon
We woke up today after an amazing 12 hour sleep - a much needed sleep as we were all knackered from exams, going out and travelling all day yesterday.. Anyhow, we got up and wow the heat Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- Full day of travelling - 1Well there isn't much to write for today because we were just travelling all day. We got on put day bus at 8.30 and didn't get off until 5.30! We had aircon for most of the journey Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- Second day seeing temples..Today was another hot day for us! This weather really drains you in Bagan! We were up at 4am to meet out horse and carriage. He took us to watch the sunrise.. But it was a disappointment Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- Bagan!Today we got up after our interrupted sleep to start seeing some temples round Bagan.. We had had the most awful nights sleep because the electricity in the town was off so neither our aircon Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- Second day in MandalayToday was another day in Mandalay for us. We had a good breakfast- egg, toast, tea and fruit - the norm in all these guesthouses! We then headed into the heat and off to the palace.. It Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- Mandalay and Ubiens BridgeToday wasn't the best day for us.. After an interrupted nights sleep we woke in the morning to a hot room - we were sleeping on the top floor of the building in a room on the Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- Last day at Inle.. Night bus to Mandalay Ula and I decided to go cycling today so we hired bikes from or hotel and set off for the hills, stopping first to exchange US dollars to kayat - we were unfortunately running low! We cycled Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- Tour of Inle LakeToday we had to get up super early (again!) because we had booked to go on a boat tour of Inle lake. Unfortunately we didn't really enjoy the tour because it was so incredibly touristic, the Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- Trekking ending at Inle LakeWe were woken very early this morning because we had to have breakfast at 6.30 - consisting of pancakes, mango, fried banana, coffee and tea - as nice as it sounds it unfortunately wasn't the b Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- TrekkingToday we started our trek to Inle Lake! We packed just a backpack each and hopped into the open air motor cycle carriage thing and headed for the hills with our tour guide. We walked a very Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- KalawSo we arrived at 4am in Kalaw and were pointed in the direction of our hotel.. Luckily it was very easy to find our hotel and we managed to get into our room which we were very Posted by jennabeckett in Jenna's Singapore Diaries! | May 22, 2013
- Burma 4A little piece of Surrey nestles high in the hills above Mandalay. The British in Burma have always flocked to the town of Pyin Oo Lwin for the cooler climate and strawberry jam, including amongst them my grandparents in the Posted by mountaingoats in Caroline and Lesley's big Asia trip | Apr 27, 2013
- Longest teak bridge in the world
Posted by erinbunting in Erin & Jo's South East Asian Odyssey | Apr 27, 2013
- Teak monastery in Mandalay
Posted by erinbunting in Erin & Jo's South East Asian Odyssey | Apr 27, 2013
- Mandalay, MyanmarArriving in Mandalay by boat along the Ayeyarwaddy River ensured the city lived up to the exotic expectations encapsulated in Kipling's song, 'The Road to Mandalay. As we cruised the last few kilometres into the city the burnt orange sun Posted by erinbunting in Erin & Jo's South East Asian Odyssey | Apr 27, 2013
- Burma 3Bagan was once a city but is now a hot dusty plain scattered with hundreds of ruined temples, most about a thousand years old. It's sublime. The plaster and gold that covered them have long since disappeared; only the brick Posted by mountaingoats in Caroline and Lesley's big Asia trip | Apr 17, 2013
- Burma 2Mandalay is one of those evocative place names, like Samarkand, Kathmandu or Astrakhan, that epitomises the mystical east, instantly conjuring exotic visions of mysterious faraway places. Getting there involved the worst train journey we've ever experienc Posted by mountaingoats in Caroline and Lesley's big Asia trip | Mar 25, 2013
- Inle Lake back to Yangon.... Our last day in MyanmarYesterday was a slow day. We got up and went for another yummy breakfast of pancakes with honey and packed our bags up ready for checking out. We decided to find the bakery we got the bread from for our Posted by Chelsandliam in Powered by Noodles | Mar 18, 2013
- Burma 1Before we set off on this trip, if anyone asked me which country I was most looking forward to visiting, I would answer without hesitation 'Burma'. And now here we were. I was nervous.
The scent of incense wafted into the Posted by mountaingoats in Caroline and Lesley's big Asia trip | Mar 18, 2013
- Picnics, Cycling and Sunsets around Inle LakeAfter exploring the lake by boat yesterday, today we decided to rent some bicycles and go to see some less explored areas. We had been given an article from our friends who we met in Langkawi and then again in Posted by Chelsandliam in Powered by Noodles | Mar 16, 2013
- Inle Lake by BoatThis morning we went to breakfast early and the sun was still rising. The view from the rooftop dining area was beautiful and we almost fell off our seats when we got a choice or breakfast. Every single place we Posted by Chelsandliam in Powered by Noodles | Mar 15, 2013
- So Far From MyanmarI am sailing in the Indian Ocean on my way to Mauritius and later South Africa. We have crossed the Equator and the voyage is more than half-way done. How is life? Like being on a roller coaster, it has Posted by MVVincent in Semester at Sea | Mar 14, 2013