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Mandalay – Climbing a Hill and a Cruise down the Irrawaddy River
The flight to Mandalay was aboard a small two prop aeroplane, just flying low enough below the cloud layer to enjoy the view of the lands below. I really like small planes like this, they’re agile and move quickly, not having that slow lethargic feeling of the bigger long distance planes. I had lucked on…
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Inle Lake – Here be Foreigners, a big Lake, and missing out on Fire Balloons
The bus to Inle Lake was meant to come by the main road at 7pm. I’d scoped out the road the day before and was wondering how I’m going to figure out which bus to try and hail down that was mine. As it would turn out, the girl on reception told me to wait…
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Hpa-An – Buddha’s Live in Caves
Hpa-An is the capital of the Kayin state, and while the city itself doesn’t have any attractions, other than sitting by the river and letting time pass by, it’s what’s surrounding the city that is fasinating. Buddha’s, so many Buddha’s. Living in caves. After finding the backpackers with Dan and the French girls, it would…
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Mawlamyine – British Burma and a Boat to Hpa-An
Mawlamyine (nee. Moulmein), once the capital of British Burma from 1826 to 1852, it’s as though the colonial buildings have receded back into the undergrowth and the jungle has taken back ownership. The odd old building stands out, but more over this is a Myanmar city again, and situated along the Thanlwin River it delivers…
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Bago – A Golden Boulder, Golden Pagodas, and Reclining Buddhas
Bago doesn’t seem to make it on the top places to see in Myanmar, and I have no idea why that is that case. This is an amazing city with so much see nearby, and within the spawling city itself. Most recommendation are to take a day tip out here, where as I would argue…
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Yangons Sights and No Working Credit Card
I decided to head out on foot to the Nation Museum, which worked out to be around a 45min walk. As the sun glared down at me and my body lost litres of liquid I quickly began wondering if this was such a good idea. On top of that was trying to cross the 6…
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Rangoon.. I mean Yangon. The Old and the New Amidst Sheer Chaos
The flight to Yangon was good. Once you reach the point where you can see the ground something really cool can be viewed. Every once in a while there are these grand silver pagodas ringed in green gardens that just stand out in the country land. Its just not something you see any where else,…
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Up, up, and away!
Ah Sydney International airport, you pile of crap. Some poor couple asked one of the guards if there was a food court somewhere. The answer is of course no, that would be in the domestic terminal. The international terminal, to quote Obi Wan, is more construction site now that airport terminal, twisted and evil. After…
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All Good Things…
This is it. This right here is my final blog post for South America. After a year of travelling throughout this continent, and not even able to see the entirety of it in that time, I bid farewell to my Latin American friends and prepare for my long flight back home. And in truth, Sydney…
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Salento: Home to Colombian Coffee and Why I Don’t Want to Leave
I had foolishly decided not to write down the address of the hostel I had booked,thinking it was a small enough town to walk around for a while and eventuallystumble upon. However I arrived a little later than expected and it gets darkhere early, so I had arrived in the dark and began walking around…
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