Posts Tagged “lacquerware”

Yangon, Myanmar

Posted on Friday, March 6th, 2015 at 1:36 am.

It was bittersweet flying back into Yangon. Firstly, sweet because we get to explore the capital city of Myanmar and observe the stark contrasts between city and villages. Secondly, bitter as it meant it was our last stop before returning back to Malaysia en route to Brisbane. We walked around Chinatown many times for feeds, […]

Bagan, Myanmar

Posted on Thursday, March 5th, 2015 at 4:29 am.

Once we flew into Bagan in a very small plane – we checked in, rented e-bikes and made our way through the town. Our first stop was Nyang U Market, a local market for groceries, household goods as well as a little strip to tend to the tourists. Here we saw ladies carry the craziest […]