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.[…]
Applying for a Chinese visa in Myanmar
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[…]
Undiscovered Myanmar: AMyint ruins near Monywa
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.[…]
Things to do in Monywa
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[…]
Exploring Monywa by motorbike: Phowintaung cave
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,[…]
From Thazi to Mandalay by bus
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[…]
Myanmar train rides: from Naypidaw to Thazi
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[…]
A long journey from Laos to Portugal during Coronavirus outbreak
I’m already back in Portugal. Finally. But it was not easy to get here. Not long after I arrived in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, which entered a lockdown the day after my arrival, I receive an email saying that[…]
Staying in Southeast Asia during the Covid-19 outbreak
I have been volunteering in Laos, more specifically in Luang Prabang, for over two weeks and in this short period of time, everything has changed. My volunteering is to help a local jewelry store with unique pieces made by locals[…]
