Tag Archives: Myanmar

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.

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.