Sleeping in a buddhist monastery in the top of the mount Zwekabin

Sleeping in a buddhist monastery in the top of the mount Zwekabin

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…

Experiencing local Yangon: Giant buddhas, lakes, local trains,… [Day2]

Experiencing local Yangon: Giant buddhas, lakes, local trains,… [Day2]

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…

Magical Bagan [Day 1]

Magical Bagan [Day 1]

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,…

Arrival to Bagan

Arrival to Bagan

  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…