We left Myanmar via the Mawlamyine to Sukhothai land border crossing by shared taxi to Mae Sot, Thailand and our next stop Sukhothai
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From tomato salad with mint to stweed pork in oil, Burmese Food is never boring - especially when you're served fried hornets for breakfast
Thanbyuzayat marks the Burmesee end of the infamous Thai-Burma Death Railway - an immaculate Commonwealth Graves Commission cemetry and the line itself remain to pay homage to those who perished
Yangon. Rangoon - the name conjures a magnificent colonial history that today crumbles visibly outshone by the magnificent Shwedagon
Naypyidaw - capital of Myanmar brings new town planning to the extreme - wide open avenues, 10 lane highways. With no traffic. Or people.
If you've made it to Myanmar this is a MUST DO activity for very little cost. Take the entire day and watch the world go by..take the Slow Train to Thazi
At Inle Lake in Shan State we cycled round monasteries, took a ride on the lake, saw traditional burmese fishermen, ate lake tomatoes and even tasted a little Myanmar wine
Bagan is beautiful. It's also spead out, usually pretty hot and there's a long distance between sites you'll want to visit. Here's our to see Bagan by bike.
Once known as the "Road to Mandalay" the Ayerwaddy River is a relaxing day trip between Mandalay and Bagan
We've come to Hispaw to Trek Shan State - to hike up through tea plantations, woods and stay with the locals. We find snakes, hornets for breakfast and a fabulous guide.
Taking the train from Mandalay to Hsipaw over the Gokteik Viaduct is a uniquely Burmese thing to do. It's not comfortable but its amazing
In Mandalay we find the world's largest book, glorious pagodas, ancient teak bridges and monasteries alongside more marble than we've ever seen
