First steps in Pai

Over  the mountains, along a zig-zag road, by minibus for 3 hours from Chiang Mai to Pai. Spanish co-passengers  got sick a little bit, because the road  was not right for the ear labirynth ... Pai is almost a Mecca for backpackers judging by the number of young people in town. We need to find out...

Chiang Mai reviseted

We had already visited Chiang Mai at the beginning of January 2011. Today there will be snapshots of the day:  beginning with lunch, through visiting the most important temples, to watching a folk group from the north of Thailand. Organizing performances of folk groups from the far north of Thaila...

To the north of Thailand

Just a short note to let you know that we are still alive and OK. We have a day to kill i Bangkok and tonight we set off forChaing Mai which is situated at the southern slice of the Himalayan mountain range. Expect next entry in two days' time.... Before leaving Bangkok, despite our attempts to...

Last day in Yangon: First, a  trip out of the city to the river where  there is another beautiful pagoda on the island. There, on Sundays the citizens of  Yangon  worship Buddha and submit their requests. Paying for them lavishly throwing money into glass cartridges which stand at each statue. Our...

Bago

It seems that surprises are immanent elements of such trips. Happy with fast Internet in the first days here, we were surprised to find our very slow Internet in the capital city. Apparently, the old wires can’t make it… Thus, such irregular entries.                                                  ...

The Golden Rock

Has every Pole been in Czestochowa? Has every Pole seen the Pope? Has every Pole seen the St. Mary's Church in Cracov? Similar dilemmas have 47 million Burmese people who have three very important shrines for Buddhists:  the Shwegadon Pagoda in Yangon, that belongs to the wonders of the world , a c...

Kayin State Cave

We ticked off another  three caves today. The oldest one was turned into a temple in the 7th century. In each of them there is an atmosphere of concentration which inclines one to meditation. Our itinerary is so tightly packed that we cannot afford to think over our fate in those caves. We are rus...

Morning in Hpa-An

As it is typical for a capital city, Hpa-An which is the main city of Kayin state, is a busy place form very early morning hours. Working hours of the market determine the pace of the day. In the morning one can buy just anything there in amounts from retailing to wholesale. After dark, however, a...