I rented a motorbike in Hpa-An for two days to explore the caves, mountains, and Hpa-An pagodas. I think it was the best option, and after a wonderful first day, the following one wasn’t disappointing. Kyauk Ka Lat Pagoda Hpa-An[…]
Hiking Mount Zwegabin for sunrise in Hpa-An
Mount Zwegabin is the highest climb you can do in Hpa-An. It takes from 1h30 up to 2 hours to complete the journey up, and people advise doing it for sunrise. That’s what I did. I don’t like to wake[…]
Hpa-An: motorbike tour to the caves
Hpa-An is a cute little town in Myanmar where you can easily spend three nights without getting bored. Just like the rest of Myanmar, don’t expect a very tourist made place full of foreigners and parties. In fact, you will[…]
Best sunset in Hpa-An, Myanmar
This was my first day in Hpa-An and after a long previous day from bus to bus to go from Taungoo to Hpa-An, I slept until noon. As I only had the afternoon to explore Hpa-An, I decided to walk[…]
Going from Taungoo to Hpa-An via Yangon
The bus from Taungoo to Hpa-An doesn’t depart from the city. The city doesn’t have one main bus station. Instead, the bus that passes by makes a stop on the street in a place that I have no idea where[…]
Visiting Taungoo, the most frustrating city
The reason why I go to Taungoo is Thandaunggyi, a pagoda in the very top of a wonderful mountain above the clouds. Basically this was the reason why I wanted to go from Loikaw to Taungoo. Also, I wanted to[…]
Going from Loikaw to Taungoo by bus
I want to go from Loikaw to Hpa-An, but there are no direct buses, that’s why I headed to Taungoo. However, there are no daily buses from Loikaw to Taungoo, so I needed to wait until the next daily. There[…]
Loikaw bike tour on my own
On my third day in Loikaw, I decided to visit around town by bicycle. I have already done the things I wanted and has there isn’t a daily bus to Taungoo, my next destination, I need to stay one day[…]
Tour to Loikaw villages with a local student
After panicking a little bit because I wasn’t finding anyone to join a tour to visit Loikaw ethnic groups the following day, I finally found the perfect solution. Someone told me about a student that takes foreigners to the villages[…]