How NOT to Fly Out of Mandalay
Myanmar doesn’t work like most countries in the world and it took us awhile to figure that out. After some bad luck with our initial hotel booking, we learned that the best way to […]
Myanmar doesn’t work like most countries in the world and it took us awhile to figure that out. After some bad luck with our initial hotel booking, we learned that the best way to […]
In Mandalay there were many versions of Buddha for sale. These ones were made of brightly-coloured gilded wood. But they looked infinitely more interesting and mysterious from behind, with only their […]
After our fascinating stop in the weaving workshop we were enthusiastic about seeing the woodcarvers’ workshops. It was quite small compared to the weaving workshop but still very interesting. This man was carving a […]
Initially we had just hired Aung Aung for a trip to U Bien Bridge and the Jade Market. But he enthused so much about the weaving workshops, the stone carvers’ […]
U Bien Bridge is a photographer’s delight, and the surrounding waters offer glimpses of life on the Irriwaddy River. Bringing in the morning’s catch. The boats are also used to navigate […]
A glimpse into farmers’ lives in Myanmar, as viewed from the U Bien Bridge in Mandalay. Oxen are still in use in many parts of Myanmar. Gathering seaweed to use as […]
I can find hundreds of photos of the photogenic U Bien Bridge in Mandalay but not so many of the amazing food for sale at the rest stops along the […]
Our first day in Mandalay was a swirl through the major sights near the town centre, after which we were abandoned in the middle of a busy intersection. Somewhere in […]
Next stop on our unexpected motorcycle taxi tour of Mandalay was the gold pounder’s street. Small squares of gold are individually laid out on a thick wad of waxy sheets. […]
The Kuthodaw Pagoda, located close to the Mandalay Hill, is one of few original buildings in the town that wasn’t ransacked or burnt down. The gleaming stupa has been gilded with gold […]
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