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Hsipaw is a town mostly know because of it’s treks and wonderful natural scenery. Exploring Hsipaw is not possible sometimes as you will find this place closed for tourists, so be updated before planning to go. Also, going with rain[…]

It is on my wish list the magnificent train from Mandalay to Hsipaw, but instead, I will do it the other way around, from Hsipaw to Pyin OO Lwin. So, this time I’m heading from Mandalay to Hsipaw by bus.[…]

One month before the Coronavirus outbreak, I applied for a Chinese Visa in Mandalay- If only I knew… It’s funny cause I found myself almost giving up on applying for the visa. It felt almost like a sign that I[…]

This will be my third and last day in Monywa. There is still one place nearby that I would like to visit and as I have much fuel on the usually rented motorbike, I decided to give it a shot.[…]

After a splendid first-day in Phowintaung caves close to Monywa, the second day I will be exploring the most famous attractions of the city itself, as there are plenty of things to do in Monywa. Once again, I rented the[…]

Monywa is a city not so far from Mandalay, and for that same reason, many people visit it on a day trip from the biggest city in the Northern part of Myanmar. However, the city looks rather interesting to me,[…]

I have been in Thazi in 2018, the first time I was in Myanmar. At the time, I had just finished my favorite train journey at that moment- from Inle Lake to Thazi. It was a long slow journey but[…]

So, this time in Myanmar, I wanted to move by train more often, a thing that ended up not happening as the schedules aren’t convenient at all. Myanmar train rides are fun, but the schedules aren’t. They told me at[…]