My trip to Brunei is a short trip. The flight takes around an hour. My sister and I fly Air Asia . Upon reaching the airport, our host, the same one as in Myanmar, meet us in the airport. We then go to her home to settle a bit and we leave to go to …
Upon arrival at Yangon, we go back and did the necessary washing of our clothes and sort some things out. We then go to down town Yangon on foot and head to Bogyoke Market. This is a very big market that I should visit according to my friend. On the way, we pass by the Monument …
For the 2nd day at Inle, we decide to go around the lake area to visit more tourist attractions. The first stop is the Hot Spring. Khaung Daing Hot Springs is a relatively new resort built for foreigners. The driver parked the car in front of the complex and opposite is a temple. While the …
Along the journey I doze on and off . Once we reach the Inle Zone, the border guards board the bus and all foreigners have to pay USD10 as ‘entrance fee’. This is similar to Bagan. We all pay up and get a ticket as proof. Soon we reach the bus station. It is still dark …
Since I am in temple fatigue, I ask the driver to take me to somewhere where there are not temples. “This is an impossible request as Burma is about temples”, says the driver. “We visited 4 temples yesterday, and we will see more temple today,” he says. But I insist that I want to do …
Well, I am now on the bus to Bagan. The bus is a long distance bus. The passengers are given a bottle of water and a pack of snacks for the journey. There is even smelling salt should one fell nauseous. This bus is a direct bus and does not stop for refreshment breaks. The …
Today we are going to explore Yangon again before we head off to Bagan. We have breakfast in a food court, like the ones we have in Malaysia and Singapore. There are stalls serving all sorts of food in the Morning Star Food Centre. I order curry mee or curry noodles which comes with thicker …
Upon reaching the home, we need to climb up a few flights of stairs to reach the apartment. During the night, there was prayers. At first I thought it was the Azan, or the Muslim prayer, but I am not in Malaysia. I am in Myanmar, a Buddhist country. Anyway, it went on the whole …
I have been wanting to go to Myanmar for the past….. wait, you cannot believe this… 25 years!! Yes that is right, a quarter of a century! You see, I was invited to visit Myanmar by a colleague. Although at that time he was not residing there, he could arrange for his people ( family …
The Windmill is an established restaurant in this area. It used to serve wholesome, family style food. There was a change of management and the restaurant was updated. Updated, as in that there was a revamped of the interior – a total make over, as well as the menu. We have been patronising the Windmill …
I have visited most of the touristy places in Penang since I am from there. The Goddess of Mercy Statue is situated at the foot hill of Kek Lok Si Temple, Air Itam. Ayer Itam is also famous for Penang Laksa. I was young and I used to visit Kek Lok See temple. We …
After the hilarious visit to the Upside Down Museum, we walk down the street and come across the 3D Museum. We are quite excited to find this place so near to the Upside Down Museum. Upon enquiring, this is not the 3D Museum, but is the ‘Glow in the Dark 3D Museum’, to be exact. …
Hello again and continuing with my discovery of Penang, I am at the Upside Down Museum. This is a fairly new attraction. I am not sure when it started. The reason we are here is because we have some discount vouchers from the leaflets that we took when we were in Chew Jetty. It gave …
Hello again, There are so many things to do and to visit in Penang. So today we decided to visit George Town again. We went to the old part of George Town. We went to the Love Lane, Armenian Street, Beach Street and Chulia Street Area. There are many places to see and do in …
Hi there again. There are many places to visit in Penang. The beaches are one of them. Touristy places include Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, The Botanical Garden, The Funicular Rail, The Reclining Buddha in Pulau Tikus, the Snake Temple and lots more. Oh, and don’t forget the street food which I have been bragging about …
