Bagan, Myanmar – This ancient archaeological wonder in Southeast Asia is revered as the Land of the Pagodas. Used to have 4,446 temples, now more than 2,000 remained sprawled in its wide plains. Indeed, one of the most shared…
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Built during the British colonial times, the Yangon Circular Train (Yangon Circular Railway) is mostly used by locals. But it has since gained popularity among tourists as one of the best and cheapest ways to explore Yangon, Myanmar. Yangon Circular…
Bagan, Myanmar – Having finally seen the magical sunrise on our second morning in Bagan, we decided to take a breather from our “temple run”. The hostel we were staying in, Winner Guesthouse, was offering a van to Mount…
Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, is a bustling cosmopolitan city in Myanmar (Burma). Used to be the former capital, it remains to be an economic hub and one of the main gateways of tourists to Myanmar. After decades of…
Standing at the old train’s open door, I gripped the bar as tightly as I could. And even though the train was moving slowly, I held my breath and tried not to gaze too far down the chasm below.…
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The coldness of the AC crept under my skin as goosebumps spread on my arms. Teeth gently chattering, shivers wracking my body as the Victory Liner bus I’m currently on, headed its way to Baguio. I tried my best…
I hardly slept through the 45-minute flight from Bangkok (BKK) to Yangon (RGN) because of excitement. It all started with photos of hot air balloons flying over the plains of Bagan. The landscape dotted with many temples and enveloped…