Mandalay

Mandalay is not over run with tourist places to eat, but there are a number of options as well as much more authentic local options on every street and market. Some of the options are None of these appear to have their own websites, so check out others opinion on tripadvisor. Mann’s Chinese restaurant 83rd…

Mandalay Airport is modern and new – and very much bigger than needed at the moment. The government spent $150 million building this with it’s excess capacity. The runways are long enough for international jets and there are numerous air-bridges. However the three times we passed through Mandalay airport we only saw small commuter planes…

U Bein Bridge is one of the icons in the area around Mandalay. It is the longest teak bridge anywhere in the world. It measures 1.2km in length. A walk from one side to the other is a nice way to spend an hour or more. You can choose to walk across the bridge to the…

When the British were in Burma the colonists wanted to escape the heat of the lowlands and escape to the relative cool of the hill station of Pyin oo Lwin also spelled Pyin U Lwin (or Maymyo as it used to be called) The road is easy and comfortable – much of it is part…

Mandalay is often described as a busy city not really worth spending in – and compared to places such as Lake Inle and the temples of Bagan it can not compete on tourist sites. But what it can provide is a valuable insight into economic and cultural characteristics of Myanmar. There are a wide range…

One of the artisan crafts that is found specifically in Mandalay is the making of Gold Leaf. This is a long and manual process whereby a small amount of gold is beaten by hand (with a large sledge hammer) to become the gold leaf that is used in any Burmese Monastery or temples in Burma, …

Sagaing Sagaing is on the opposite side of the river to Ava. Set on a hill it has hundreds of Buddhist temples and monasteries and thousands of monks and nuns. The setting has plenty of trees and shade. Walking around on the interconnection paths and trails can be a relaxing way to observe Burmese life….

This is a destination you get to by boat. A 1 hour trip will take you 11 km to Mingun. One of those destinations where the joy of travel is as much in the getting there is as in the destination itself. Here there is a partially completed gigantic Paya (pagoda, temple) and the Mingun…

Amarapura was once a royal capital but little remains of the royal constructions. View Mandalay Burma in a larger map U Bein Bridge One of the most photographed images of Burma is the U Bein Bridge. Built from teak over 200 years ago the bridge is over a kilometre long over the shallow Taungthaman Lake….