Last year I stayed for a few nights at the Manisanda Hotel in Bagan, Myanmar, having chosen the hotel solely on the strength of its roof terrace. According to online reviews, the view of the morning hot air balloon flight was supposed to be excellent from the terrace, and as …
I stayed in the Ned Kelly Hotel last year, on a trip with an American friend who’d made the booking mainly on the strength of the Ned Kelly having a roof terrace. And the unusual name. Turns out, she didn’t know who Ned Kelly was. Nor, I suspect, had she …
Based on enthusiastically favourable reviews online, we decided on the Fantasia boat, to witness the “must see” sunset over the river in Bagan. However, since we were totally underwhelmed by the whole experience, it seems only fair that I put a dissenting view on record. I’d hate future travellers to …
As we got off the bus in from Mandalay airport, on our first ever visit to Myanmar, there was a crowd of taxi drivers waiting to greet the arriving bus. We selected a driver purely on instinct, and boy oh boy did we make an excellent choice. Introducing William Thein …
If you want to enjoy the most fabulous 2 days sailing on the Irawaddy in Myanmar (Burma) then the MV Mingun is for you. This beautiful boat, with only 4 cabins, is run by a company called Ancient Cities Flotilla – here’s the link to their website. The boat departs from …
On an all-too rushed inaugural visit to Myanmar, we managed to squeeze in a visit to this recently opened tea house in Yangon, for a refreshing cold drink and a welcome break from pounding the city streets in the hot February sun. Hubby stuck to Coke, so nothing new to …
I chose the Thazin Garden Hotel in Bagan, Myanmar for one reason and one reason only. They have their very own 13th century pagoda in the hotel garden (with a pink Buddha) and that, to me, is a pretty fine reason, trumping just about everything else you may require in a …
