Mandalay is the second-largest city of Myanmar with its one and half million habitants. It has been the last capital of the kingdom from 1860 and 1885 before the British colonized the country changing the capital to Yangon. We took 14 hour to get there from Mindat with a minivan: on the road we had … Continue reading
Category Archives: Myanmar
Bagan & Chin State
One of the most impressive locations of Myanmar is in Bagan with its more than 2.000 Buddhist temples dating mainly from the 11th to 13th centuries. Some of them are in bad conditions and the interior frescos are ruined by time and careless but that’s contribute to the charm of the all site; you have … Continue reading
The colonial charm of Yangon
Three weeks travelling in one of the most touristic areas of Southeast Asia was enough: time to change completely, destination: Myanmar! After years of isolation due to the military government, Burma opened its borders to tourism in 1995. But it was only from 2009 that the inflow of visitors started to grow progressively. There are … Continue reading