Category: Burma

The new Myanmar: Part 2

7/12/2016

Inle Lake and Bagan

There must be an easier way to fish: Inle, Myanmar

Inle Lake
Inle Lake was one of the highlights of the trip for us. Every morning we were picked up from our riverside guesthouse in a narrow wooden fishing boat, with the loudest two-stroke engine, which sounded like an industrial lawnmower. It wasn’t just the noise pollution that was alarming. Unfortunately, the black, arid exhaust will eventually spoil the region, if an affordable alternatives can not be found.

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The new Myanmar: Part 1

7/12/2016

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Yangon and Kalaw

Yangon (Rangoon)
No city epitomises the division between democracy and dictatorship more than Yangon.

After five decades of military rule, the National League for Democracy won a landslide victory in November 2015, the first elections for 25 years. It’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been a figurehead representing hope for those wishing to join the democratic world, her pedestal only raised higher by house arrest and enforced separation from her half British sons.

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The new Myanmar: why visit now?

7/12/2016

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Burma is on a lot of travellers’ bucket lists. But why? Is it the draw of exploring new frontiers, on the cusp of a new democratic future? Is the beautiful countryside and lakes? Or is it the temples and mystical stupas punctuating the skyline?

Keeping true to our motto, “have kids, will travel”, we packed a few backpacks to find out.

Here’s a peak at our top four places to see: Yangon, Kalaw, Inle and Bagan.

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The new Myanmar: Part 2

Inle Lake and Bagan

The new Myanmar: Part 1

Yangon and Kalaw

The new Myanmar: why visit now?

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