Category Myanmar
Myanmar – Pyin Oo Lwin, Kalaw and Pindaya Caves
Depending on how long you tend to visit Myanmar for, most people will visit Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake – previous post: http://bit.ly/MyanmarPartA. But I also recommend Pyin Oo Lwin, Kalaw and Pindaya Caves. All set in the hills, offering a cooler climate and a slower pace of life. My two weeks itinerary looked like […]
Myanmar – Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay, Inle Lake
My two week itinerary was quite concise but definitely manageable. Yangon > Bagan > Mandalay > (day trip) Sagaing, Inwa, Amarapura > Pyin Oo Lwin > Mandalay > Kalaw > Pindaya Caves > Inle Lake > Yangon If you prefer to take things at a slower pace then ultimately you will probably find yourself in Yangon, […]
Myanmar, the introduction
Reflection is a great thing. Writing up a trip after the return, rather than during, can possibly end up with the blog post and memories being more positive, romantic and invigorating after having that time of reflection. I had planned for the first time to blog from the road. From the moment I arrived in […]
5 weeks to go……
…… till Burma! Let me take you on a roller coaster of my mind…. First, book the flights months in advance. Then buy at least ten publications – both fiction and non fiction on the country that I will be visiting. Enthusiastically start reading the first book. Take six months to read it. Then have only 5 […]
Watson's Wanderlust 