Western Myanmar Archive

Mrauk U FAQs

Myanmar Nat | October 10, 2016

There isn’t too much information out there about Mrauk U it is a bit off of the beaten path and complex to get there. It can be hard

Mrauk U

A Mrauk U Sunrise

Myanmar Nat | September 18, 2016

What an adventure climbing up to the top of the jungle covered hill to get to a deserted Pagoda that had been taken back by nature with no

Ngwe Saung

Grumpy Guts arrives in Ngwe Saung | Moanings

Myanmar Nat | April 1, 2016

After a horrendous lack of sleep, 32 hours on the road, 2 big buses, 1 little bus, a motorbike, a bicycle rickshaw, a minibus, and more vomit splashed

Mrauk U

Tattooed Women of the Chin Villages

Myanmar Nat | March 26, 2016

A trip up the Lemro river to the Chin villages to see the old women with tattooed faces was a special day. We found a guide mostly by

Ngwe Saung

Accommodation in Ngwe Saung

Myanmar Nat | April 19, 2015

This is the place where the 2013 Asianic Games were held, so I had high hopes that I would be greeted with a lot of very posh but

Ngwe Saung

Beach Life

Myanmar Nat | April 17, 2015

With no electricity during the day, sitting on the bungalow balcony directly on the beach you could hear only the sound of waves, little jingle bells (from the