Crawling up and sliding down mountains After a few days of doing essentially nothing, myself, Jaimie, Eric and Janine caught the night bus from Manila to the small town of Banaue, synonymous to the Unesco World Heritage-listed Ifugo rice terraces – sometimes called by locals as the “Eighth Wonder of the World” – which span the Cordilla,…Continue reading Putting my body through hell for one of the world’s wonders: Batad, Philippines
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On the move but back to civilisation: Yangon, Bangkok, Manila
A reminder of home I’m almost thankful our night bus from Hpa An dropped us at a bus stop in Yangon at three o’clock in the morning. It reminded me what an interesting country I was soon to be leaving, a thought I was extremely saddened by. Myself and Jaimie caught a taxi to our…Continue reading On the move but back to civilisation: Yangon, Bangkok, Manila
Admiring the view: Hpa An, Myanmar
Our reason for visiting Mawlamyine was so we could take the scenic boat ride to the small town of Hpa An four hours north of the Thanlwin river. We had heard about the journey from friends we met in Vietnam who took the ride just two months previously so were surprised to learn that the twice…Continue reading Admiring the view: Hpa An, Myanmar
Local trains and lots of cake: Mawlamyine, Myanmar
Tea + cake + cycling = happiness I had expressed an interest in getting the local train from Kyaiktiyo to Mawlamyine, as not only was it an eighth of the price but it would be an experience – and an experience it was. Not only did we pass some of the most fantastic scenery in the whole…Continue reading Local trains and lots of cake: Mawlamyine, Myanmar