PEOPLES OF SHAN STATE Life in Myanmar is pretty basic, and food hygiene is not a national forte. It isn’t surprising, therefore, that a significant proportion of visitors who come to Myanmar get sick. Last night I joined their ranks…. Dinner really did not sit well, but luckily […]
A SLICE OF BURMESE VILLAGE LIFE Myanmar has a population of 60 million people divided across 130 ethnic races; 80% of its people are Buddhist and 75% of them live in rural areas. We have always found rural life fascinating, primarily because it represents such a different way […]
BAGAN FROM THE AIR & A VISIT TO MT POPA We’d been told that the best way to see Bagan is by hot air balloon, and so we were up at 4:30am to take a balloon over Bagan. At about $500AUD per person, it’s a costly way to […]
TEMPLES OF BAGAN Bagan, like so much of Myanmar we’ve seen so far, is chaotic, hot, and more than just a little enthralling. We spent the entire day today exploring temples around the Bagan Archaeological Zone (BAZ), and are completely captivated by the history, culture, and charm of […]
BOUND FOR BAGAN! After 3 days in Mandalay, it was time to head to Bagan. From the 9th to 13th centuries, Bagan was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified what would later become modern Myanmar. During the kingdom’s peak there were over 10,000 […]
Wandering Soles 