19th-25th September, 2014 Mandalay was a bit “meh”, but we had suspected as much. We had already decided that it was a place we were just going to pass through so as soon as we arrived there we went straight to the jetty and booked a boat heading upriver for the following morning. This stillContinue reading “Travelblog#13: Mandalay, a boat to Katha, & being ill in Yangon – My last week in Burma”
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Travelblog#12: Hsipaw – Burma
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”
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”
Tej Turner 