Travelogues Mandalay

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...

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.

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...

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...

A journey through the history of Mandalay

Tempelmarathon zwischen Sonnenaufgang und Sonnenuntergang

Nach all den Tempel ist es Zeit etwas in die Natur zu gehen

Nach einer kurzen Nacht klingelte der Wecker um 5 Uhr morgens. Auf unseren E-Bikes machten wir uns zu viert auf zu der Pagode, von welcher wir aus gestern schon den...

Water and vastness as far as the eye can see. Occasionally, a few cargo ships or small fishing boats, loaded with rice bags, vegetables, or other goods, cross our path. Children...

Around 6.00 in the morning we quickly ate our breakfast and then took a taxi to the bus station. The bus station in Yangon is a real jungle. The selection of buses is huge: From...

Es ist mal wieder Zeit zu relaxen

Before we write about our experiences in Bagan and Mandalay, here are some hopefully interesting and funny facts about Myanmar: - Myanmar has its own time zone (GMT +6:30). -...

Mandalay was completely different from Bagan, in comparison, it is a bigger city with busy streets, buildings, shopping centers,...(despite the many shopping opportunities, it...

15th+16th February 2020 I was woken up at night, someone was walking through the room and out again. Well, go back to sleep. Later, when I woke up again, I wanted to know the...

One of the main tourist attractions and of course our main reason to travel to Myanmar is the temple city of Bagan. Here, right next to the city, there is a large area with...

11th and 12th February 2020 As always, the day started early. I was picked up at 05:15 am, and we took a 10-hour boat ride from Bagan to Mandalay. I had a slightly elevated...

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From Bagan, we took the rickety train for 8 hours to the city of Mandalay. We actually wanted to travel this route by boat on the river, but unfortunately, they only operate...

Next, we took the night bus to Bagan. I had chosen a good bus company - JJ Express - because the journey was supposed to take about 9-10 hours. I had a super comfortable seat...

Hello, There are not only beautiful days when you travel, sometimes there are days that are simply for s... or like in my case to sh... . Today is one of those days again,...

Mandalay, as exotic as it sounds, you somehow expect more. But in reality, you are greeted with constantly honking motorcycles (everyone seems to have one), red snot everywhere...

08/02/2020 The alarm clock rang at 5 o'clock, just in time for sunrise. The German, Rebecca, didn't feel very well, so I only went with the French, Pierrette. We walked to a...

After having dinner together with five people yesterday, Natascha unfortunately had to leave for Bagan today. However, when we were planning our day in the morning, Sarina asked...

13.02.2020 Today again to the second part of the Kuthodaw Pagoda with the largest book in the world. In 730 small white stupas are tablets with the history of Buddha. Then to...

This morning we rented three more scooters to visit a few more temples and pagodas. However, the sight of the old buildings had become repetitive by now, so we took it easy....

After arriving in Bagan (4 a.m.), we shared a taxi to our hostel with a couple. We woke up the night watchman and checked in. We woke up just before 9 a.m. to not miss the free...

Bagan!, and its stupas as far as the eye can see. Monday morning, very early, we took a taxi to the pier for the boat. Today was dedicated to the Ayeyarwady River with the goal...

24/05/18 - 27/05/18 Mandalay ...and we thought it was hot in Bagan. After a six-hour journey covering just 200km, we arrived in Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar. The...

09.+10.02.2020 Once again, we got up early for the sunrise. Then we had breakfast and checked out. Didn't want to stay in that hostel. In the new hostel, we even got an upgrade...