Category: Myanmar / Birma
After 5 weeks of Myanmar I can say I really, really enjoyed travelling this country. First and foremost because of its lovely people: kind, curious and extremely helpful….
Probably the best way to explore rural life in Myanmar is trekking. In Hsipaw, Northeast of Mandalay, I went on a wonderful 3 days – 2 nights trekking….
Yangon is where my travel in Myanmar started and ended. I had to give Yangon a second chance – the first time I left it with mixed feelings…
In northern Myanmar I decided to spent two days in Pyin Oo Lwin, the former British hillstation. During the unbearably hot summers they used to move the colonial…
Since my beloved friend and travel compagnion Iris left back home, I experience more and more the seemingly unlimited generosity and hospitality of people in Myanmar. Everywhere…
Picture this: lounging under a straw umbrella, sipping one of Myanmar’s finest avocado milkshakes (they make ’em with condensed milk, palm sugar syrup and fresh coconut here, mmmm!)…
Mandalay has been home to Steph & Josh, a lovely French – American couple, for over 2 years now. They teach English in a private school, and generously…
Being Myanmar’s top attraction, the 3000 temples and pagodas of Bagan, built between the 11th and 13th century, went beyond all my expectations. Arriving by nightbus at 4…
The trekking from Inle Lake to a Pa’o village was stunning. Amazing scenery and a tough hike up the 1500 meter hill top from where we had…
The Golden Rock is Myanmar’s second main pelgrimage destination (after the Shwedagon Paya, a pagode with one of Buddha’s hairs as a relic). Every Buddhist hopes to once…
Have a seat at the (often times extremely tiny) chairs or stools to enjoy a good Birmese meal! Thanks to Buddhism, where monks sometimes eat vegetarian for a set…
First week in Myanmar: a fascinating start of my journey through South East Asia. English is rarely spoken here so first words in Birmese are quickly discovered. Mingalabar…