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Hpa-an. Mount Zwekabin. January 2016. Hiking the mountain from Lanbini garden (1121 buddhas) ,800m high, more than 3500 steps, 2 hours. But once you arrive to the top, no words to describe the views and your inner peace, a complete feeling of real connection with the world, enjoying a free and clear mind. This is…
With this tune in my mind, Riders on the storm, one of my favourite from The Doors and one of the most convenient song for this day, the “cavemans” adventure started. It was a complete tour to the several caves around Hpa-an in a stormy rainy day, which made the ride something really special…and the…
So, this is Hpa-an, a nice little village in the southeast of Burma, with lots of mountains, caves and landscapes to explore and enjoy. The first day just wanted to relax and have some rest after the hard and stressful last 2 days travelling. So this is perfect to enjoy some little nice spots in…
Good morning Kinpun! Meoooow! This is the base camp to climb up to the Golden Rock, one of the most important religious sites in Myanmar and a dream destination for devout Buddhists. Then you have 2 ways to arrive to the top, hiking or by truck. There are so many people accessing the sacred place every…
Day 2 in the city! Morning started early with a visit to the impressive 65m x 16m Reclining Buddha @ Chauk Htat Gyi pagoda. After that, you can follow the road south to reach the less known and beautiful Ngahtatgyi Buddha temple Keep walking south of Yangon to the Kandawgyi lake, where you can walk through…
Yangon was a big surprise, I just wanted to stay a couple of days but I spent 4 nights in the end. Chaotic, big and dirty but also with many charm spots, very nice people, good restaurants and a lovely and amazing street life! Let’s go! 1st stop, of course, Shwedagon pagoda, an incredible amazing…
And we are finally gonna close Yangon chapter with some random images while walking the city the last day. Just images of the daily yangonite’s life, the Shwedangon pagoda, nuns in the street for the takbat, smiles, little details, street life, wonderful people, true spirit… A new vegetarian restaurant for lunch, with some real advices,…
After the good days spent in Yangon, time to backpacking again to the golden rock. But on the way it was worth a quick visit to Bago. So we took an stressful overcrowded local mini bus, arrived to Bago, left the backpack, bought bus tickets to Kinpun for the evening, rent the bikes and went…
Last day in Bagan, time to say goodbye to this awesome land. Ride the bike and get lost again within more amazing temples. And last meal also in the vegetarian The Moon…We’ll miss you! Last moments in the pool chilling after so many km and temples. And the last walk through the Nyaung U streets……
MAGICAL BAGAN Cómo dejar en ridículo a todas las palabras del mundo, versión Pro. Nyaung U. 4:30 in the morning. Wake up, get in the bike, ride under the most complete dark for 10 kilometres. Arrive to the temple with the most impressive views over Bagan temple valley. Take off your shoes. Walk up the…
This is how you start your day in Bagan, swimming 1/4 km at 08AM getting ready for a complete cycling day, a tope!!! Yes, water was freezing!! I think there is nothing you can say to describe the beautiful, awesome, incredible, special, sacred, magic, amazing (and soooooo many other adjectives) temples, pagodas, paintings, carvings, buddhas,…
I finally stayed longer than expected in Nyaung Shwe. I really loved the place, the village, the lake, the people, the kids,…and “it was not so touristic” as I imagined, if you just rent a bike and get lost! See you next time!!! <3<3<3 But time goes by real fast, so move on! Bagan there…
