Category: Burma/Myanmar
You need to see these 5 attractions around Mandalay
Mingun Why: The massive, unfinished Paya project impresses Description: Mingun is on the opposite side of Mandalay at the Ayarwaddy river and you’ll most likely cruise there with the tourist ferry. The trip on the river is nice too. King Bodawpaya wanted to build the biggest Paya ever here, but after his death it was…
Spirit up! Mount Popa and its stories are waiting for you.
Mount Popa is a temple on top of a mountain dedicated to the 37 nats in Burma. Nats are spirits, that the Burmese also honour besides their Buddhist belief. Most nats have once been human beings and have similar stories of standing up to a king and then being executed. Before going up mount Popa…
You just need to see the impressive temples of Bagan
King Anawrahta of the 11th century initiated the construction of many temples in Bagan to worship his conversion to Theravada Buddhism. His successors continued the construction, until – at the end of the 13th century – the mongols came and set an end to it all. If the end really came like this, is unclear,…
Pyay: No tourists and awe-inspiring temple ruins
Hidden places This series covers places where not many tourists show up. Discover the gems, that lie off the beaten tourist track! Only attractions where, during my entire visit, I haven’t come across more than five other international tourists make it into this category. I don’t count local tourists. If you want to go from…