Travelogues Myanmar

MANDALAY Here we arrived by plane from Kathmandu via Bangkok, where we spent a night and finally flew to Mandalay the next day. One special thing caught our attention at the...

After the turbulent days in Bagan, we spent a good week at the beach. In Bagan, we boarded the familiar propeller plane, which initially flew to Heho. There, we could...

After our eventful and beautiful days in Bagan, it was time to pack our backpacks again and head to the next city, Mandalay, where a few more highlights of our journey through...

All we have is NOW...

With Hong Kong, I found another city where I could imagine living for a certain period of time. The five days have left a significant hole in my travel budget, but it was...

After relaxing days at the beach and the thrill of the hotel fire in Yangon, we took the beloved propeller plane to the north of Myanmar, to Mandalay. We spent one night at...

Hello from Dargaville, now I have been back in New Zealand for almost 2 months. I'm a bit behind with the reports. The last report was from Vietnam. From there, I traveled to...

On 28.11, our 3-day trekking tour from Kalaw to Inle Lake starts. In the morning, we are picked up from our guesthouse. The large backpacks are brought to Nyaung Shwe at Inle...

My daypack for the next three days is packed and my big backpack is safely stored in the hostel. At 8:30 am, the three of us set off with a guide for our three-day trek. The...

Our visit to the breathtaking temple and pagoda sea of the former royal city of Bagan, with insider tips, small scooter incidents, and incredible sunrise and sunset panoramas.

With grandma at the temple

Entry to Myanmar From Koh Chang, the ferry took us back to Ranong. We climbed ashore from three other boats - there seems to be no clear order of which boat can dock when. Our...

After a few hours of sleep and a cold shower (unfortunately, there is no hot water), we start our day by lounging on the rooftop terrace of our hotel. Breakfast buffet We spend...

On the day after our successful and fascinating boat trip on Inle Lake, we had to get up early again as we had a trekking tour to a mountain village planned for that day....

Impressive days in Nyaung Shwe, the gateway to Inle Mountain Lake with its famous leg-rowers and a fantastic boat tour on Inle Lake.

After having omelette or mohinga on the rooftop terrace of our hotel, we make our way to the train station in Shwe Nyaung, about 10km north of Nyaung Shwe. The naming of the...

After our 5 days at the beach, we take the bus back to Yangon. Why are we doing this? No, we didn't forget anything. No, we didn't find the city soooo amazing that we want to go...

After our first night at Shivam we move into a hostel in downtown. We landed in exactly the right neighborhood :) Street kitchens, market stalls, tea kitchens, and...

It is Wednesday, the 07.11.2018, and today we are leaving our beautiful hotel in Chumphon and continuing our journey to Myanmar - ironically, of course! To arrive there early,...

Finally arrived in Myanmar.

Diving into a new world - Our start in Myanmar with incredible contrasts of golden pagodas and city life in the metropolis of Yangon, formerly Rangoon.

Goteik Viaduct

Taxi to the bungalows

On November 30th, we arrived at Inle Lake in the Shan State by foot. It is the second largest lake in Myanmar and is famous for its floating gardens, stilt villages, and...

After spending another night in Yangon (we tried a sleeping box), on Thursday evening we take the bus to Bagan, which is about 600km north. Night bus means saving on overnight...

Myeik, formerly known as Mergui, is one of the two gateways to the Mergui Archipelago, which consists of 800 to 2000 islands (depending on whether you consider sandbanks with...

When I wake up around half past six in the morning, I immediately see that the room is brighter. Tap, tap, tap on the curtain: the sky is blue and the sun is rising. The first...

A journey through the history of Mandalay

Tempelmarathon zwischen Sonnenaufgang und Sonnenuntergang