The 12h train journey from Mandalay to Hsipaw (starting at 4am!) is beautiful but exhausting. Back in India, I was happy to try once the general class. Here we choose to be close to the locals as well, taking the…
Bagan
Cycling around the thousands temples in Bagan
Trekking in Kalaw
Getting lost in remote villages around Kalaw before enjoying a Nepali Dal Bhat!
Inlay Lake
Biking and day boat tour around the Inlay Lake
Bike trip in Southern East
I have a lot of fun going around the southern east provinces with bi cycles or pick-ups. We first bike to the bus terminal in Yangon, a good hour from the city. This bus terminal is actually like a whole…
Myanmar, Yangon
The first hour in Myanmar is already surprising and unusual: as getting a room in Yangon can be difficult, I did a reservation in a Guest House which offers the taxi from the Airport. During the drive, another traveler, Mathieu,…
Bangkok again
The few days in Bangkok were more for the organization of my Myanmar trip: visa, money, hotel reservation. Getting the visa is pretty easy: you let your passport in a morning and get it 2 days later in the afternoon.…
Kolkata
I enjoyed 2 days in Kolkata, hosted by Avik (CS) and his family, and walking through the city with Lukas from Germany, the other guest at Avik’s place. Together, we helped them to organize their 3-week trip in Mai 2013!…
Back to India
When I entered in Nepal, it was the last day of validity of my Indian visa. So I did a transit visa in Kathmandu to catch my plane from Kolkata to Bangkok: this visa is only valid for 3 days!…
Kathmandu
Less than 200km separate Pokhara from Kathmandu but the buses need more than 7hours! The bus started at 7:30, made a 20min breakfast break at 9am and a 30min lunch break by noon and reached KTM by 3pm. Kathmandu is…