Tourism in Myanmar tends to focus on the Big Four – Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan and Inle Lake. If you travel to Myanmar on a package tour, which a staggering 85% of tourists to this country does, you’re bound to hit just those Four. We like to think of ourselves as more of the off-the-beaten-trail kind [...]
In order to get at least one trek done, we signed up for a walk from Kalaw to Inle Lake – one of the few treks in Myanmar that can be done without special permits. We were joined by a Slovenian couple, Robin the guide and a cook: a handy group size. After a short [...]
Myanmar takes its Buddhism pretty seriously. There’s hardly a two-house town around that doesn’t have at least one temple or pagoda, and by now our eyes glaze over at the mention of any type of sightseeing involving a monastery or a paya. We did however make an exception for Kalaw’s Buddha cave: a natural cave [...]
curiously timed bus ride (we left in the afternoon and arrived at one o’clock in the morning) has brought us to Kalaw: a small town nested among the outliers of the Shan hills. For Burmese standards, it is a tidy, well-functioning town with good infrastructure and neat architecture. Kalaw is, unfortunately, the only place in [...]
You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
