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Modern Myanmar
| July 30, 2017
…there is an emerging ‘hipster’ scene Myanmar/Burma is more than just Fishermen on Inle Lake and Pagodas. In fact these are now for the most part just a
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Inle Lake
Taunggyi Balloon Festival Dates
| July 1, 2017
Planning on going to Taunggyi Balloon Festival this year? Great! Go! Costing $12 to get there and back in an old open pick up truck stuffed to the
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Bagan FAQS
| August 6, 2016
There is so much information about Bagan floating around the internet it can be hard to find the exact answer to a simple question you may have. So
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Inle Lake FAQs
| February 18, 2016
There is so much information about Inle Lake it can be hard to find the exact answer to a specific and straight forward question you may have. So
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Taunggyi Balloon Festival
| April 20, 2015
Lucky for me I happened to be in the right place at the right time to experience the immense ballooning production that is the Taunggyi Balloon Festival. It
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How to get to Bagan from…
| April 10, 2015
Bagan is the jewel in the crown on the Myanmar gringo trail, everyone wants to get there and see what the fuss is about. The infrastructure is getting
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Top 10 Bagan Temples
| April 8, 2015
I can’t remember the names, if I even knew them to begin with, of most of my favourite Temples and Pagodas in Bagan. Yes I did study the
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Ebike vs Bicycle in Bagan
| April 6, 2015
Along my way through Myanmar before reaching Bagan, many people would proudly proclaim that they had ‘used a REAL bike’ not one of those modern eBikes when they visited
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Sunsets and Sunrises in Bagan
| April 5, 2015
These aren’t just another of those South East Asian sunrises/sets, if you’ve been travelling in the area for a while you’ll understand. But this really is the Marks
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Enjoy Balloons over Bagan for free
| April 5, 2015
If you are there at the right season (approx November to February) hot air balloon rides are available at sunrise and sunset to view Bagan from the air.
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Inle Lake Boat Tour Disappointment
| April 1, 2015
Inle was quite a let down for me personally. I had been dreaming of this place with dark blue waters and one legged fishermen for literally years. Back
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Kalaw to Inle Lake Trek Continued… Day 2
| April 1, 2015
….The walk was again not that challenging, with some short inclines but mostly it was flat… Day 2 It was a relaxed start, waking up to breakfast being
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