With over 2000 temples currently standing in Bagan, this Burmese site once (and still does) rival Angkor Wat. The plain is spread out in the miles between the towns of Old Bagan and Nyaung U. With so many temples, it’s easy to find your own temple. Even the temples that are large but not the [...]
For followers of this blog, you might notice that this picture looks familiar. I have indeed posted it before, right at New Year’s. A beautiful sunrise. Topped by the fact that it was the first one of 2012. I would highly recommend starting your year off in such a manner. Tweet This Post
This photo is slightly flawed (don’t look too closely), but it’s one of those photos that takes me back to the moment and the utter happiness I felt in that moment. Sometimes those photographs aren’t the most beautiful or the best composed but they represent the flaws in travel and depict the moments that make [...]
Arriving in Yangon, the airport shocks the senses. The heat and humidity are sudden, the building old and musty, and barely giving hint to the country that lies outside, past the customs desk. For me, the first hint that Burma might be a struggle was in arrivals. I didn’t book accommodation ahead of time and [...]
Like Ayutthaya, the U Pein Teak Bridge provided me with so many amazing photo opportunities. Here is yet another. Tweet This Post
For an avid followers of my blog (if there are any of you!), you will recognize that most of these photos have already been featured in my “Favourite Photo” posts. Ayutthaya was a wonderful place for a burgeoning photographer. The ruins, the people, and the light provide a stunning setting to explore. For anyone interested, [...]
Everyone has that point while traveling, when things are going wrong, you are tired and you hate packing and moving every few days. If they say they don’t, it’s a lie. For me, it happened in Chaing Mai. After leaving Siem Reap, I hadn’t stayed longer than 4 nights in a single place, and apart [...]
Welcome to the world of Star Cola (and Crusher, not pictured)! This is what happens when the majority of Western countries place embargoes on Burma. In response, the country started to brew its own drinks. Star is the equivalent to Coke and Crusher is comparable to Fanta. I found both to be excessively more sweet [...]
What do you look for when picking a route for a roadtrip? Beautiful scenery? Interesting culture? Amazing food spots? If you happen to find yourself in Northern Thailand, and fancy going on a roadtrip, look into the Mae Hong Son loop. Beginning and finishing in Chiang Mai (from where it obviously makes sense to rent [...]
Another picture of a fisherman with his daily catch at U Pein in Amarpura, Burma (Myanmar) Tweet This Post
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