REFLECTIONS ON MAGICAL MYANMAR Today was our last day in Myanmar – for now at least. We have spent the last 2 weeks exploring this beautiful country and it feels like we have just barely scratched the surface. There’s so much more to see and experience here […]
PALACES, PAGODAS, & PROSTRATED BUDDHAS IN BAGO Midway between the Golden Rock and Yangon is the town of Bago. Though Bago is overshadowed by Yangon today, this provincial market town was once the capital of an independent kingdom and still has a hoard of superb Buddhist monuments and […]
SUNSET AT GOLDEN ROCK The Golden Rock, or Kyaiktiyo, is one of the most important religious sites in Myanmar. This precariously perched boulder has been welcoming Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world for over 2,500 years. Legend has it that the stone is held in place by […]
HILLTOP STUPAS OF SHWE INN DEIN The village of Shwe Inn Dein is located at the South-Western corner of Inle Lake and is one of the highlights of the region due to its hilltop forest of ancient stupas. We had a great day trip down to Shwe Inn […]
A DAY ON INLE LAKE Alongside Bagan and Mandalay, Inle Lake is one of Myanmar’s top tourist destinations – attracting millions of visitors every year. Today we hired a boat and went to see for ourselves what all the fuss is about… Our verdict? Yes, it’ touristy, but […]