Destination: Myanmar

Photos: Myanmar

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 | By fallrouge | Photo Gallery

Photos: Myanmar - Yangon

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery

Myanmar - Yangon (a minute...)

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [1464]

Destination – Myanmar – Yangon – Yangon a minute After a short and uneventful Air Asia flight, (yes, you heard it right, FLIGHT, ok, there are no border crossings into Myanmar) we arrive in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, “the country formerly ... Read more >

Photos: Going Back in Time to Magnificant Myanmar

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Myanmar or Burma – take your pick

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 | By steve_and_emma | Views [1156]

Since the Chinese authorities would only grant us a month long visa that left us with about 10 days to explore somewhere else. Burma seemed to be moving forward in a positive direction so we decided to carry on with our ‘axes of evil’ travels. So on ... Read more >

Photos: Ngapali

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Photo Gallery

Around the Inle lake during the Water festival

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Views [810]

Got enough laying in the bed just after sunrise. It wasn´t like I was sleeping or something with all the stuff going on. By now the 600+ herons outside our bungalow started to yell aswell so I checked some photo opportunities. Some local fishermen ... Read more >

Tags: jumping cats pagoda, longnecks, shwe inn tain

Photos: Inle Lake

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Photo Gallery

Arriving at Inle Lake – a highly vocal religious experience

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Views [786]

Early start and off to Inle lake we flew. The company: Air Mandalay! Two jumps 30 minutes each with a stop in Mandalay. The catering company supplied the Chicken tuna sandwich – a classic number two! NO CHICKEN SANDWITCH! FAKK! I preferred that. ... Read more >

Tags: golden cottages ii, inle lake, thale u

Last day watching the beautiful temples in Bagan

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Views [1029]

“Early start” since that is our last day among the wonderful Bagan temples. Today we actually started early to catch the sunrise over the plain but it wasn´t rally much to see.   Maybe because the haze during the dry period made the horizon...duuuh.... Read more >

Tags: bagan, minkaba

Photos: Bagan

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Photo Gallery

On single speed bike around Bagain temples in baking hot sun

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Views [711]

Me and my single speed bike! Woke up before 07:00 to get some pics of the sunrise over the Bagan plain. We didn´t really managed to leave the hotel before 07:30 so it was a bit too late for taking pics. No problem. I´m a kick ass photographer ... Read more >

Tags: bagain, minkaba, new bagain

A jourey back in time - a slow horse cart temple jumping day

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Views [907]

Right, a day on a horse cart. The cart had only one axle, so the ride was doomed to be a bit like riding on a camel. The horse was a bit small and thin but never the less happy and agile. The start was early, 07:30 and the price: 17 000 Kyat. ... Read more >

Tags: abeyadama, ananda ok kyaung, ananda temple, dhammayamgyi, gubyaukkyi, mamuha, nampaya, nat ta village monastery, ngagayam, sulammami

Chronologial temple hunting day on the Bagan plain with a local guide

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Views [1293]

The TEMPLE HUNTING DAY! The guide picked us up quite early, before it got hot. And hot it would become, +42C! We agreed on the itenary: ·          Bulethi pagoda ·          Nyaung Oo market ·          Shwe Zi Gon ... Read more >

Tags: anauk phaw saw village, bulethi pagoda, golden myanmar restaurant, gu byauk kyi temple, hti lo min lo temple, nyaung oo market, pha ya thon zu temple, shwe zi gon pagoda, ta yoke pyay, wet kyi inn village

Shin Lu Soe Gyi at the Tarabha gate in Old Bagan

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Views [2861]

Our last day in Mandalay. We packed our stuff and didn´t even had the energy to swim in the pool. We were supposed to be picked up at 11:00 by our driver so we finished the stash of beers and sat on the sofas and watched the Mandalay hill. Thanking ... Read more >

Tags: bu paya, old bagan, shin lu soe gyi, tarabha gate