Category Archives: Myanmar

Bagan is an example of mysticism and tradition beautifully woven into a grand spectacle without the least dependency on modernization.

The slow train to Thazi as some websites called it – was on the top of my list of things to experience in Myanmar. And I did.

I had barely made it over twenty ill-designed steps when the rank stink of monkey-pee assaulted my nose. It was worse than stepping around (or into) poo that kept appearing faster than it was being cleaned up by hapless Burmese men and women with long handled brooms.

I loved Yangon for reasons directly relating to food and affordable living, followed by its amazing sights and sounds.

Mingun, for some reason had not featured on my list, despite the fact that on every map, I saw the wave-like white Pagoda and admired it immensely.

Mandalay is the country's cultural and Buddhist centre.  Full of pagodas and interesting sites, Mandalay exudes a certain charm not found in any other city in the country.

Chili, I motion the woman mixing rice with her bare hands in a small bowl. She looks at me worriedly. She clearly knows more about chilies than I do.