Day 11 A 5 hour bus journey to Bagan took us along the highway for most of the way. We have looked forward to Bagan, hoping it would be a highlight of our adventures. Bagan's historical temples (featuring a mixture of hindu and Buddhist architecture and iconography) date back to the 13th century and cover an area of 28 square miles. The settlements around these brick built beauties were wooden homes that have since disappeared leaving empty plains around the site...

The cheap flights on offer dictated the start and end dates of our trip to Myanmar (Burma). So, instead of our usual leisurely pace it would be a fast paced three week whistlestop tour. We had heard so many issues about travel here that we thought it would be tough. The visas can now be done online, so no problems there, our stook about 4 minutes! You don't need dollars and there is no longer a backstreet system of currency exchange. There are ATMs at the airport...