Last year (december 2015) we visited Bagan. Bagan (Pagan) is a relatively small steppe area with uncountable Buddhist stupa’s and temples somewhere along the Irrawaddy River in middle Myanmar. During a…
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Motortrip through Myanmar – Part 3
….On two rented Yamaha Lanza 230cc we set out for a trip through Myanmar along the historical Burma- and Stilwell Road. This is the fourth blog about this trip. Click…
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….On two rented Yamaha Lanza we set out for a trip through Myanmar along the historical Burma- and Stilwell Road. This is the third blog about this trip. Click to…
Read moreMotortrip through Myanmar – Part 1
….On two rented Yamaha Lanza’s we set out for a trip through Myanmar along the historical Burma- and Stilwell Road. This is the first blog about this trip. To see…
Read moreMotortrip through Myanmar – Introduction
‘The Burma Road runs from Yunnan [China, red.] into Burma; it was built during World War II to bring supplies to beleaguered China, to help them resist the Japanese invasion.…
Read moreExploring the Myeik Archipelago – Part 2
This is part 2 of Exploring the archipelago from Myeik (view Part 1 here) Since recently the government allows day trips to the Myeik Archipelago. This opens up a whole…
Read moreExploring the Myeik Archipelago – Part 1
Since recently the government allows day trips to the Myeik Archipelago. This opens up a whole new part of the vast islands formation in the Andaman Sea off the coast…
Read moreMyeik, the food Walhalla of Myanmar
Myeik has a great food scene, different from anything we’ve experience in Myanmar. Be prepared to have a second breakfast, a second lunch and a second dinner. When it come…
Read moreThe beautiful Lagoon
Except for that one tree the beach was completely empty. It was standing there, all alone in the middle of the beach, surrounded by nothing more than crispy sand, breaking…
Read moreYe, little Myanmar
‘Sometimes I want to speak with them [tourists], just to make a conversation and practice my English. I approach them and say hello(!), but they just keep walking on without…
Read moreThe Human-Powered Wheel of the Fearless
They are young boys who give their lives every night to put the fair on fire. It requires no electricity or generator (only the lamps operate electrical), just a bunch…
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