• One night in Bangkok (From Mandalay to Thimphu)

    On our last day in Mandalay we went to Mingun, the place where they once started to build the largest stupa of all times. It should have been bigger than the pyramids in Gizeh. Slight problem: it was never finished. There’s only the base and that has been badly damaged over time, also because of […]

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  • Happy New Year!

    Do you know the phenomenon that a cup or glass seems to contain much more liquid when you accidentally spill it, than when you just drink it? Buckets and pans are subject to the same phenomenon, when their contents are emptied on you by people standing along the road as you drive by. After the […]

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  • From Bago to Bagan

    After two days in Bago we have traveled to Kyaiktyo which is around 100 km further away. The ‘k’ is pronounced ‘ch’ as in ‘cheap’ so it sounds like ‘chaichiyo’. The town itself is not very exciting. The main attraction is the big balancing rock which you can find further up in the mountains at […]

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  • Mingalaba

    “And, what did you like best today?” ”You.” “And what else?” This is a question and answer game that Erwin and I play a lot. What do I like most about Myanmar after having spent five days here? I guess the same as everywhere: everything that is different from home. All the little things that […]

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