Archive for October, 2013

Inle Lake

Inle Lake

I had a fantastic time at Inle Lake. Every time I get to a new location in Myanmar, I expect more of the same: beautiful temples, lush landscapes, and above all always smiling and extremely friendly people. And all of these elements are present at each location, but somehow Myanmar always manages to top it […]


Bagan

Bagan

I was honestly blown away by Bagan. I sort of knew what to expect, but the reality was so much better! I arrived in the middle of the night with the bus from Yangon. By now you shouldn’t be surprised that I got a ride to my hotel and that the hotel offered me a […]


Golden Rock – Mt Kyaiktiyo

Golden Rock - Mt Kyaiktiyo

The Golden Rock (also known as Mt Kyaiktiyo) was a 7 hour bus ride from Yangon, followed by a 50min absolutely crazy truck ride. They put rows of wooden benches at the back of an open truck and fit 7 people on each row. We must have been around 50 people in total on this […]


Yangon

Yangon

I had somewhat of a rough start in Yangon. First of all, it was raining like crazy. Second, I did know that Myanmar was a developing country, but I did not quite realize the lack of basic infrastructure I would have to deal with. Part of Yangon reminded me of my trip to India 10 […]