15th-18th September, 2014 We visited Hsipaw with the intension of venturing out on a trek from there but upon our arrival we found out that all excursions which ventured too far from the town had been strictly forbidden, due to current conflicts between the Myanmar army and Shan rebels. I happened to notice that theContinue reading “Travelblog#12: Hsipaw – Burma”
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Travelblog#11: Pyin Oo Lwin, and the train to Hsipaw – Burma
12th-14th Setember, 2014 Torrential rain kept us trapped inside our hotel on our first morning in Pyin Oo Lwin. I am not sure if I have mentioned this yet but we have been travelling through Burma during the monsoon season and actually been fairly lucky with the lack of rain until this point. But thatContinue reading “Travelblog#11: Pyin Oo Lwin, and the train to Hsipaw – Burma”
Travelblog#10: Mount Popa & Monywa – Burma
9th-11th September, 2014 For our last day in the Bagan area we went out on a trip to Mount Popa; a sight famous in Burma for being a centre for nat worship. The nats (literal translation; “spirits”) originate from spiritual traditions which existed in Burma before the rise of Buddhism, and it was an areaContinue reading “Travelblog#10: Mount Popa & Monywa – Burma”
Tej Turner 