Mandalay - Burma/Myanmar May 25th - 28th, 2016 Leaving Bagan on a minibus in the early afternoon we soon realised we should have gotten up early and taken the train instead! Although not overcrowded, the aircon was insufficient to cope with the bodies on board, the roads were mostly unpaved and incredibly winding and there was nothing to do but look at the uninspiring scenery passing by as we had both recently finished our books and there was no other entert...

Nyaung U - Bagan - Burma/Myanmar May 23rd - 25th, 2016 We arrived on the overnight bus at a little after 3am at a bus station in the middle of nowhere. Our first thoughts were to gather our belongings and prepare to battle...it sometimes feels like this with the predatory taxi drivers who pounce upon you as you wearily step off the bus! As expected we were instantly approached and told that it was 8km to the town and that the standard rate was 10000mmk....th...

Nyaung Shwe - Inle Lake - Burma/Myanmar May 21st - 22nd, 2016 We arrived at Nyaung Shwe, a small town close to Inle Lake, at 6.30 in the morning after a very slow, twisty, turny journey on our luxury bus, sleepy but excited to be discovering somewhere new! After declining the offered taxi, we walked not much more than 10 minutes to get to our hotel and were pleasantly surprised when they let us check in straight away, expecting to just be able to leave our bag...

Yangon - Burma/Myanmar May 17th - 20th Our first day in Yangon began with breakfast at the hostel....finally included breakfast!! Meaning that we didn't have to go without or spend ages looking for something before we could start our day. Fuelled up on fruit, toast, eggs and coffee (not real coffee, but 3-in-1 stuff!!) we set off into the busy streets for a long day of sightseeing, beginning with Sule Paya, a pagoda that forms the heart of downtown Yangon as a...