We finally scored a win with the buses in Myanmar – we finally got hold of the elusive VIP tickets! Yes that’s right.. full reclining seats for the whole 10 hour trip back to Yangon. That is the definition of winning at life!! An early morning entry back into Yangon…
Category: Myanmar
Travels In Myanmar: Mandalay and the Trek to Inle Lake
We’ve been on the Road to Mandalay.. it was uneventful. We’ve been to Mandalay.. it’s not that nice We saw THE bridge in Mandalay.. it was quite pleasant, surprisingly. But unless you’re really into bridges and sunset pictures I wouldn’t put Mandalay too high on your travel wishlist. Mandalay had…
Travels in Myanmar: The Temples of Bagan
We’d originally only planned to spend a single night here in Bagan before moving onto Mandalay but after our first hot & dusty day exploring the temples we decided to stay on just a little longer in this magical place. Bagan is an ancient city built sometime prior to the…
Travels in Myanmar: Ngwe Saung
After 36 hours in transit we’d finally arrived in Yangon. The combination of expensive xmas flights and a rescheduled Tiger plane saw us spending a night camped out on the Darwin airport floor, having lunch in Singapore and dinner in Bangkok before finally arriving in Myanmar. An hour spent bouncing…