Grand Escapades
Travel Photography & Travel Experiences of Africa, South America, the Middle-East & Asia
Gokteik Viaduct, between Pyin Oo Lwin & Hsipaw, Myanmar
An epic journey to places we could hardly pronounce… It all started with a bizarre way of buying a train ticket in Pyin Oo Lwin and ended with hitch-hiking a ride on a truck into Hsipaw!
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Surroundings of Hpa An, near Saddan Cave, Myamar
Myanmar is currently experiencing an exponential increase in international tourism, mainly through large, organized tours. Nevertheless, we found places Off The Beaten Track, actually many more than we had expected. And not all that far away from the main tourist drag Yangon / Mandalay / Bagan / Inle!
South of Yangon we discovered quite a few areas where even independent travelers are rare but highlights abundant! Continue Reading →
Yangon’ Circle Line, Myanmar
Have you ever taken a 3 hour train ride arriving precisely where you started off? Being twirled around like laundry during the spin cycle? If not, take the Circle Line in Yangon and do the whole loop, for as little as 300 Kyats or 0,25 Euro. This commuter train takes you to neighborhoods in the north of the city, where you feel like being in the countryside rather than in a capital city.
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