Myanmar: Wondering Where the Money Went!
In late 2013 Myanmar was a strictly cash economy. At the time there were supposedly four ATMs in the entire country but I only ever saw one. Airline tickets, hotels and […]
Tag Archives: Inle Lake
Using Photoshop Express to Create a Magical Tour of Inle Lake
Originally posted on Batz Gallery:
Inle Lake region is one of the most magical places in Myanmar, and by applying the ‘Dream Look’ from the app Photoshop Express to a few of the…
Food and Hotels in Nyaung Shwe on Inle Lake
Instead of taking the boat to Bagan we decided to fly to Inle Lake instead. “Cold there,” everyone said. But after the scorching heat of Mandalay, cold sounded fantastic! About hotels in Inle […]
Hiking into the Countryside by Inle Lake in Myanmar
Back from our bicycle ride around the lake, we dropped off our bikes at Mr. A. Tun’s and booked a swimming/trekking tour to a cave. Mr. A. Tun told us the […]
Bicycling Around Inle Lake in Myanmar (Part 2)
The ferry jetty was down a rather steep hill. When the brakes were applied to our $1 rental bikes they made a horrendous sound but otherwise didn’t work. I walked my bike […]
Bicycling Around Inle Lake in Myanmar (Part 1)
Bikes were REALLY cheap to rent at Inle Lake, only a dollar a day at Mr. A. Tun’s. And a small map of the 26 km route was included in the price… The shortage […]
Sights Seen on the Return Trip along Inle Lake
After a very late lunch and a visit to the weaving ‘factory’ we only had one major stop left on the lake, and that was to a village that specialized in […]
The Weaving Village on Inle Lake
Our journey along Inle Lake began early in the morning, and by three o’clock we had arrived back at the upper portion of the lake where the majority of the tourists spent their time. […]
Lunch on Inle Lake
Our boat trip down Inle Lake in Myanmar was a day of constant surprises, including the Burmese meal we had at our lunch spot on the lake. For starters we had […]
A Waterlily, Gasoline, Indigo and Tea with Popcorn
Inle lake was full of channels made up of grasses and floating farms, and cruising down them we often felt like we were in the movie Apocalypse Now. A tiger […]
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