The leg-rowing fishermen of Inle Lake – Myanmar
The iconic sight of Inle Lake in Myanmar is the leg rowing Intha fishermen. One was kind enough to let us take a short video of him at work.
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Around the Pindaya Cave temple – Kalaw, Myanmar
The area around the Pindaya Caves is definitely worth a couple of hours of your time to visit the market and nearby temple complex
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Inside the Pindaya Caves – Kalaw, Myanmar
The Pindaya Caves in Myanmar are lined by over 8000 statues of Buddha.
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How (not) to fly in Myanmar : Yangon to Heho – Kalaw
Flying out of Yangon we used a brand new airline called Air KBZ. Their fleet consists of just two planes - we nearly took the wrong one.
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Golden Rock : The Climb – Kyaikhtiyo, Myanmar
The Golden Rock looks amazing, but before deciding to visit make sure to read this second part, detailing how to get up there. It’s far from easy
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The Temples of Bago – Yangon, Myanmar
During our drive from Yangon to the Golden Rock at Kyaikhtiyo we made a number of brief rest stops at less famous sites. Some were more interesting than others.
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Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, aka The Golden Rock – Myanmar
The Golden Rock is a 7.3m high pagoda, built on top of a gold-leaf covered rock. It clings precariously to the top of a mountain, held on only by a strand of Buddha’s hair.
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Taukkyan War Cemetery – Road to Bago, Myanmar
Driving between Yangon and Bago we stopped at the Taukkyan War Memorial. This is the largest of the three war cemeteries in Myanmar, dedicated to soldiers from both the First and Second World War.
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Learning the wrong lessons from Buddha – Yangon, Myanmar
A day spent visiting the Sule Pagoda, the docks, the Botataung Pagoda, Bogyoke Market and the ChaukHtatGyi Reclining Buddha in Yangon.
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Kandawgyi Lake, the Karaweik and the Palace Hotel – Yangon, Myanmar
Our first stop in Yangon was the famed Kandawgyi Palace Teak Hotel, on the shores of the Royal Lake next to the Shwedagon Pagoda.
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