Author: Maren Hanetho

Last day in Bagkok, tomorrow we are flyin home.. 5 weeks of daily swims will be hard to get out of the habbit of.

Temple of dawn is one of the must-see in Bangkok. I was pretty sure that it was a bit hyped, having seen a lot of temples lately… but I was wrong.

Getting a Grab to bring us there early morning (08:00), you cant help seeing all the “our king is great” posters and statues..banners.. they really love their king here. Continue reading “Wat Arun, Bangkok”

Chatuchak Weekend market has history going back near 100 years, it has moved around a bit – but as of now it is located in, Chatuchak.

You can reach it by both tuktuking and taxi, ut by far the best way to get there is the BTS (tram), the stop closes to the Continue reading “Chatuchak Weekend market, Bangkok”

For the last evening in Mandalay, Maren went for some superlocal street-kitchen setup, with menus that didn’t contain a single English word.

The whole spread you see here was 3100 Kyatts, and Continue reading “Last dinner in Myanmar”

Mandalay has a lot to offer the tourist flow. Pagodas, a really cool Royal Palace and very fun shopping experience.
We heard that Mandalay Hill is well worth a visit, although we sadly didn’t make it there. The heat was getting the better of us midday, (over 40 c) and we had a really great rooftop pool.
We have seen a lot of Pagodas now, and we agreed Continue reading “Mandalay”

Or whatever it is called, its hard to even getting close to pronouncing the words correct – so we tend to just go phonetically.

This hotels real name was Hotel Yadanarbon, located pretty much in the middle of everything. Prices are in general very low, so I opted for the suite with a veranda, the only time I even opened the door to this veranda, was to take this picture. It was a long way down, and I did not trust it.

There is a couple of shoppingmalls in town, and its a nice place to hang when the sun is at its max. Prices are good if you are looking for clothes and shoes, and the AC is usually on full blast.

A pair of Diesel jeans, 1600 Kyatts – thats 90 NOK. Continue reading “Shoppring for jeans, Mandalay”

Leaving Bagan today, it been som nice days – but now we are ready for a bit more town feel, that we will get in the aprox 1 mill town of Mandalay

The standard price for a private car to Mandalay is 100 USD / thats around 150.000 Kyats.. Continue reading “Roadtrip to Mandalay”