Category Archives: Myanmar

Day 94 – Golden memories

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Cassandra

Yangon, Myanmar (14.07.2013) Shwedagon Pagoda – a 100 metre high, more than a millennium old golden pagoda encircled in enumerable gilded stupas and ceramic and golden and neon and wooden buddhas, devout Myanmar Buddhists, meditating monks, and Yangonites taking sunset … Continue reading →

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Day 93 – Impressions of Yangon

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Cassandra

Yangon, Myanmar (13.07.2013) Last stop in Myanmar (Burma) is Yangon (Rangoon), the largest city. Urban life is hotter, dirtier, and faster than in the rest of the country but still retains the friendly, welcoming vibe that this country is treasured … Continue reading →

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Day 92 – Homemade trucks

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Cassandra

Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar (12.07.2013) These trucks make me smile. You hear them coming from miles away because they are eardrum-bursting loud. They appear to be mostly home made jobbies and pieced together ad hoc from whatever can be sourced. Each … Continue reading →

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Day 91 – Amazing lake

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Cassandra

Inle Lake, Myanmar (11.07.2013) Cruised the lake today, observing everyday life here – farmers tending their floating gardens from boats or shuttling crates of produce across the lake to market; fishermen who paddle with their legs and dance with their … Continue reading →

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Day 90 – Cycling the outskirts

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Cassandra

Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar (10.07.2013) A gaggle of us backpackers rented bikes and cycled an hour out of town – up and down, around bends, bouncing on our bottoms along potholed dirt roads – to find some famed hot springs which … Continue reading →

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Day 89 – Lakeside

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Cassandra

Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar (09.07.2013) Relaxing in Nyaung Shwe on the shores of Inle Lake, taking time to let our blisters heal. This afternoon we rented bicycles and explored the city. I particularly enjoyed the waterfront where boats power in and … Continue reading →

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Day 88 – Destination: Paradise

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Cassandra

Trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake, Myanmar – Day 3 (08.07.2013) Marching all morning through red mud, pine forests, mountain highway, down the rocky mountainside, into bamboo growth and then arrival at the destination: Inle Lake. It took us 3 … Continue reading →

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Day 87 – Fertile valleys

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Cassandra

Trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake, Myanmar – Day 2 (07.07.2013) An easy breezy start to the day, gently declining from the mountain village to a plain that’s home to three villages. The views were extraordinary, with patchwork green and … Continue reading →

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Day 86 – Village life

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Cassandra

Trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake, Myanmar – Day 1 (06.07.2013) Cara and I set out this morning on a 3 day trek to Inle Lake organised by Sam’s Family Trekking in Kalaw. There are 8 of us in the … Continue reading →

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Day 85 – Mountain town

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Cassandra

Kalaw, Myanmar (05.07.2013) A sleepy little town in the mountains, Kalaw attracts travellers for one night only as they head off on multi-day treks into the countryside. Cara and I chose to pull a two-nighter and enjoyed meandering the sleepy … Continue reading →

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Day 84 – Bike repair shop

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Cassandra

Bagan, Myanmar (04.07.2013) More amazing temples this morning. We rose at 4:15am (!) and cycled into Old Bagan to see the sun rise over the temples. Superior! Later, while meandering around the desert streets between temples, my bike sprung a … Continue reading →

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Day 83 – Cigar break

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Cassandra

Bagan, Myanmar (03.07.2013) I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the Myanmar people are amazing. So friendly, relaxed, and beautiful. I met this 88-year-old woman yesterday. She was spooling silk and stopped for a cigar break. I … Continue reading →

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Day 82 – Pointy vista

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Cassandra

Bagan, Myanmar (02.07.2013) You’ve probably heard something about Myanmar (or Burma as it was formerly called). Maybe you’ve heard about Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy’s 20 year struggle to pry democracy from the clutching hands … Continue reading →

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Day 81 – Bus station

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Cassandra

Mandalay to Bagan, Myanmar (01.07.2013) I love a good bus station. This one was dusty and jovial, broadcasting a gentle warm human buzz. There was also a TV in the waiting area (which all these folks are watching). Our first … Continue reading →

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Day 80 – Mr. Ott Ta Ma

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Cassandra

Amarapura, Myanmar (30.06.2013) The other night, while strolling a sunset bridge, I met a kind man in wine-coloured robes who invited me to visit his monastery. His name is Mr. Ott Ta Ma and today I took him up on … Continue reading →