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...

Mount Zwegabin

Mt Zwegabin is, for residents of the state of Kayin, of a special significance. At the top  at the height of 2300ft there is a temple with a relic – a hair of the Buddha. In addition, the Burmese people in their majority are animists and they believe that spirits and holy souls live on the mountain...

Hpa-An i the Kayin State

From Yangon to Hpa-An it took us six hours in a rented car (with a driver), because the journey  by public transport would take twice as much. Being short of time, again we cannot be called real travellers, and again we behave like ordinary tourists. Shame on us! Would you excuse us for that? Hpa...

Off to Burma!

Don Mueang is the second airport of Bangkok, which currently handles domestic flights, an aggressive on the market low-cost airline AirAsia and a few others – local ones. We chose Nok Air, the Thai airline recently flying outside Thailand as well. Nok - means bird in Thai. The line has got beautifu...

Ngapali Beach

Time to relax. And so, we flew to Ngapali Beach for five days. White sand on the beach, drinks, very warm water in the Bay of Bengal, restaurants on the sand - what more could you want on a vacation in December? The name Ngapali  (pronounced nyapali ) caame to life when Italian tourists seeing the ...