MAGICAL MYANMAR – DAY 8
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 […]
MAGICAL MYANMAR – DAY 6
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 […]
DAY 8: SILVER LININGS OF KYOTO
More temples than you can poke a stick at…. Greetings fans! Today was our first full day in Kyoto and we spent it sightseeing around the Eastern side of town – just across the Kamo River from where we’re staying. This part of Kyoto is a temple-spotters dream; […]
