Hostel Bookers is running a game of photo tag and were kind enough to include us in their inaugural post. I love going back through photographs that I haven’t looked at recently. Each one tells a story and reminds me of a precious moment in time.
One of the most remarkable places to visit in Burma is the legendary Golden Rock. Located in Kyaiktiyo, a few hours east of Yangon, the Golden Rock is a phenomenon dangling off the side of a mountain.
Born to be Wild pumped through my mind as we drove our motorcycles through the winding roads of Northern Thailand’s Golden Triangle towards the Burmese Border
Back in 2004 during our South East Asia trip we visited the country of Myanmar. It was one of the hardest countries that we traveled on during this trip but the images were well worth the difficulties. As we boarded a boat to sail down the Irrawaddy river to Bagan it was still dark. As we pulled away from the dock the sun began to rise bathing the river in a magical deep orange glow.
Everyone loves ancient ruins. I find that we are drawn to find out about the past and to explore how people lived centuries ago. In Myanmar, we already felt as if we had stepped back in time, but to enter the grounds of Bagan, we definitely felt that nothing had changed here for centuries. Located on the banks of the Ayeyarwaddy River, it is a sight to behold.
Visiting Burma was one of our most fulfilling travel experiences. It was a difficult travel taking local transport. The 30 hours in transit from Kyaikto to Inle Lake was definitely a difficult journey. We transferred from bus, to van, to the back of a truck to a taxi. It was hot, it was crowded, it was long. But the people were so friendly.
We have been lucky enough to see some of the most magnificent sights on earth. The ones that always seem to amaze us the most are the incredible ruins and temples of the world. To understand how they were made with such precision and how they have endured over the centuries is mind boggling. Each [...]
Myanmar’s fabled Golden Rock. A sacred monument balancing on the side of mount Kyaiktiyo. The giant boulder perched on the side of a mountain, threatens to plunge into the Valley below. A pagoda is built on its top and it is covered in solid gold leaves that people leave as an offering to the Gods.
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