We left Bagan for Yenangyaung this morning. Bagan is the historical king city of Myanmar and counts over 2000 temples (pagodas, stupas) on an area of roughly 40 square km. We were impressed by the fantastic scenery right away – difficult to compare it with anything else. Basically you can look wherever you want and…… Continue reading Easy riding in Bagan
A great day on the Irrawaddy
It’s currently 9.18pm and we have anchored the RV Yandabo near a sandbank on the Irrawaddy river somewhere between Mandalay and Bagan. Outside it’s pitch black, the moon is almost full, a fisherman has lit a small fire on the riverbank and from a village nearby we hear burmese music. The whole athmosphere is just…… Continue reading A great day on the Irrawaddy
Mandalay: a drive to remember
After arriving yesterday and visiting U Bein bridge in the late afternoon, today we decided to check out downtown. In the morning we first headed for a traditional tourist attraction and visited a typical gold workshop. A must as Mandalay is the main provider of the super-thin gold leaflets throughout Asia – the ones that…… Continue reading Mandalay: a drive to remember
Why I now use IRing …
… or how a bad monday ended exceptionally well. This morning we decided that have our laundry done and instead of spending USD 4 for each shirt (hotel price) we found that the external laundry charges 4000 Kyat (USD 3) for the whole laundry and supposedly delivers to your hotel (Magic Wash Yangon). We then…… Continue reading Why I now use IRing …
Mingalarbar …
welcome to Myanmar – our next station until the end of march. After a very comfortable trip from Kuching with a stop-over in Kuala Lumpur we landed in Yangon. What a change! Already at the airport we could feel that this would be a different thing. From the hot and very humid environment in Borneo…… Continue reading Mingalarbar …
Second station
… is over and it should end with a small tribute to The Kebun. You will find the relevant facts and figures on their homepage (www.thekebun.com) – but let me just say that we really had wonderful twelve days here. The large property is set in a beautiful surrounding bordering the Kubah National Park and…… Continue reading Second station
Stinkende Vollschmarotzer…
Nein, wir sprechen nicht über (unsere) Kleinkinder. Die riechen zwar ab und zu streng und sind (essenstechnisch) durchaus Abstauber, sind aber weit weg vom Status Vollschmarotzer. Wir haben aber gestern Abend erfahren, dass in der Gegend von Lundu im Gunung Gading Park so ein Vollschmarotzer aufgetreten ist und das wollten wir uns nicht entgehen lassen.…… Continue reading Stinkende Vollschmarotzer…
Beastly Borneo: from Ant to …
It is well known that Borneo’s rainforest is one of the most biodiverse habitat on earth (under severe threat from the timber and palm oil business). From different perspectives we have so far seen quite a lot of animals … a few to remember: 1. on the Serikin jungle market near the border of Indonesia we…… Continue reading Beastly Borneo: from Ant to …
B-Day in Kuching: Nachtrag
Meet the Polis. Mit dem Naza (http://www.naza.com.my) von Adrian unserem Host machen wir ja im Linksverkehr bereits die Gegend unsicher. Das Ding hat über 140’000 km auf dem Buckel, aber macht bisher einen soliden Job. Wir haben aber offensichtlich das Parksystem noch nicht ge-checked. Für öffentliche Parkplätze gibt es unterschiedliche Park-Coupons, mit denen man sich…… Continue reading B-Day in Kuching: Nachtrag
B-Day in Kuching
Nachdem wir am Mittwoch den Food-Markt in Telaga Air besucht haben und danach eine recht anstrengende Regenwald-Wanderung in den Kubah Nationalpark unternommen hatten (…wir verstehen nun wie man 60min für 1.6km benötigt…), haben wir am Donnerstag das Sarawak Cultural Village (www.scv.com.my) bei der Damai Beach besucht – eine Art Freilichtmuseum. Urteil: Wasserfall im Kubah Nationalpark…… Continue reading B-Day in Kuching
Beyond The End of (Y)our Nose 