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27. April 20199. May 2019

Chatuchak Weekend market, 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”

26. April 20199. May 2019

Last dinner in Myanmar

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”

26. April 20199. May 2019

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

25. April 20199. May 2019

View from Hotel Ybadababada, 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.

24. April 20199. May 2019

Shoppring for jeans, Mandalay

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”

23. April 20199. May 2019

Roadtrip to 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”

22. April 201915. July 2019

More pagoda-ing at Bagan

We took a 2 hour trip today to, with tuk tuk – my Buddha its hot !! But! – still not a lot of tourist – low season rocks when it comes to sightseeing.

A lot of tem has construction going on – fixing and tuning. Tourism is really picking up here, so they want them to Continue reading “More pagoda-ing at Bagan”

21. April 201915. July 2019

Bagan, pagoda country

We have 4-5 days in Bagan, staying in NewBagan – that next to OlBagan, witch borders Nayung-U – Its all the same really, but Naying-U is the town where the offices and shops are, the people and yeah, the town. Old Bagan is all the ruins and pagoda’s, old city walls around it with a couple of museums etc.. new Bagan is a collection of tourist hotels. (New Bagan = Tourist town)

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