Travel Day 1149 – Mandalay and Amarapura, MYANMAR My exploration of the Mandalay area continued today, but I went even further south and instead of using a bicycle, it was time to use a pick-up… So far I hadn’t used any pick-ups at all, although they were probably the most common means of transport in […]
Mandalay Temples and Monasteries
Travel Day 1148 – Mandalay, MYANMAR Since riding a bike through Mandalay had been a great experience yesterday, I decided to continue exploring more on two wheels today… There were a few listed monasteries and temples further south in Mandalay and it seemed easy enough to visit them while pedaling along some other neighborhoods of […]
Shwenandaw and Mandalay Palace
Bus Journey to mysterious Mandalay
Travel Day 1146 – Bagan to Mandalay, MYANMAR After spending so many wonderful days in Bagan, it was unfortunately time to move on and see a little bit more of Myanmar… Instead of going towards Inle Lake first, as most travelers seemed to do, I rather opted for going north to Mandalay. For some reason […]