Yangon – A Travel Recap
There are so many things to tell about the small town of Yangon, though we only spent a few days there. It is the most interesting town that I’ve visited so far, and yet I’m...
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Shimmering Shwedagon
Early morning and we took a cab to Shwedagon Paya, the largest and the most prominent pagoda in Myanmar. The street was clear, so in less than 20 minutes we arrived at the...
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The Ferry to Dala
Another interesting sightseeing ride if you are so happen to be in Yangon besides the circular train, is taking the ferry across the Yangon River to the small town of Dala, where the tragic cyclone Nargis had its...
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Yangon Circular Train
4 Feb 2012. From the market, we continued with our excursion along the Bogyoke Aung San Road to the Yangon Central Railway Station at the city center. We were going for a short trip...
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A Fishy Story in Yangon
Traipsing around some fresh fish, vegetables, fruits and flowers, which interspersed along the narrow, crowded alley and in dark, dilapidated building was how we spent our first morning in Yangon. In fact, we were the only strangers...
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Faces of Burma
What stand out the most from my short visit to Burma are certainly the people. One thing about the Burmese that make them so unique other than the longyis and the thanaka...
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Mingalabar, Myanmar!
That’s “Hello” in Burmese. The first word that slipped out from my mouth – more of a whisper actually; as the metal bird that flew us from Kuala Lumpur touched down safely at Yangon...
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