Myanmar

07 May

Posted at 14:48h in All, Myanmar

I'm in Bagan, one of the historical focal points of the Buddhist religion. Starting around 1057, Kings, Princes, and just about everyone began erecting temples here, and the process continued for 250 years until it was trashed in a conquest from the north. Then Bagan...

06 May

Posted at 14:43h in All, Favorite Stories, Myanmar

I've been on the Yangon-Mandalay express train for fourteen hours and fifteen minutes. I suggest that a trip like this can, in fact, be taken with only two litres of water, seven polo mints, and a pack of Marlboro Lights as sustenance. I wouldn't suggest...