50 kilometres from Bagan, perched on top of an ancient volcanic plug on the slopes of an extinct volcano known as Mount Popa is the sacred Popa Taung Kalat monastery. The monastery is famous for being home to ’37 nat’ (spirits) which are represented by mannequin statues which can be Continue Reading
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Colonial Yangon – A Walk into History
Strolling around Yangon’s downtown busy streets it’s not hard to miss the evidence of 19th century British Burma. Standing between modern city buildings is an open air museum of old British Colonial architecture, the largest collection in South East Asia. Hidden behind the grandeur of majestic European design mixed with Continue Reading
Golden Yangon – A City of Pagodas and Giant Buddha’s
Situated on top of Sanguttara Hill, the 99 meter high Shwedagon Pagoda is the crown jewel of Yangon and the most sacred Buddhist Pagoda in Myanmar. The Pagoda that is rumoured to be more than 2,600 years old is said to be the oldest Buddhist stupa in the world. We Continue Reading
3 Day Trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake
[no_toc] In my previous post I talked about how we chose a trekking agency, packing tips and more. In this post I will share the experience of our 3 day trek starting in Kalaw and finishing in Nyaungshwe in Inle Lake. We had arrived on the overnight bus from Yangon Continue Reading
Trekking from Kalaw to Inle Lake – How we chose a trekking agency, packing tips and more…
[no_toc] Stepping off the night bus at 3am, we were greeted by cooler weather, darkness, utter silence and one lone motorcycle taxi. Within 20 minutes we were all cosy in bed at our accommodation at Thitlaw II. Kalaw is a popular starting point for trekking, the town itself is elevated Continue Reading