Bagan – sunsets, balloons and Buddhist temples

During our holiday in Myanmar, the most magical place of all was the ancient city and archaeological area of Bagan, which hosts more than 2,000 Buddhist monuments from the 9th to 13th century. The best advice that someone gave us about things to do in Bagan: rent an electric scooter from your hotel and just…

Gathering Clouds at Inle Lake

Blessed with warm, sunny days in Yangon over Christmas, the weather dropped as we went up north to the Shan State to visit Inle Lake. After a long debate, we decided to book bus tickets from Yangon to Inle Lake, which meant a 12-hour ride on Myanmar’s roads, but was worth it as it was…

Christmas in Yangon

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We hope that you enjoyed the holiday season and would like to report back on our travels through Myanmar. There will be separate blog posts for Yangon, Inle Lake, Bagan and Mandalay and we want to give you as many details as possible, as there is still a lack…