Mandalay
There are a lot of cultural sights to see in Mandalay, yet I didn’t have high expectations for this city. Mandalay is the second largest city of Myanmar, so what I expected was a busy crowded city, full of dust, pollution and traffic. And it is true that Mandalay was all of that, but it […]
The Gokteik Viaduct and Pyin Oo Lwin
The train ride from Hsipaw to Mandalay is supposed to be one of the most beautiful in the world. The main highlight of it is the Gokteik Bridge. This bridge was built in 1901 and is an absolute masterpiece of engineering. It is 97 meters high and goes 690 meters across. However, taking the train […]
Hsipaw
Hsipaw was not originally on my itinerary, but after reading about it, I felt that I just had to squeeze it in. My bus ride there was more than chaotic, in a good and bad way. First, I somehow managed to be put not on the ordinary bus, but a bus company that was inaugurated […]