Mandalay is one of the biggest cities in Myanmar. Here, just like elsewhere in the country, there are plenty of temples, pagodas and monasteries. One of the most intriguing places is Mandalay Hill that is located northeast of the city center. It provides a sweeping panorama over the city and its surroundings and is very popular place to see the ( Read more... )

At the bottom of Mandalay Hill is an arrangement of pagodas and monasteries. This includes Shwenandaw Kyaung, an all-teak monastery (no nails) with beautiful wood carving, Kuthodaw Pagoda, and the world's largest book, and the Sandamuni pagoda and its surrounding stone caves.

Внизу мандалайского холма находятся разные пагоды и монастыри. В них ( Read more... )

Feeling jetlagged, I was standing at the top of Mandalay Hill, looking over the city at the end of my first and only day of being here. The sight was amazing - the sun was slowly sinking behind some clouds, ready to take an overnight nap over the next mountain range, only to emerge the next morning from the other side. Remembering what I ( Read more... )

I decided to make this a special trip. Not only will I be able to see a country that was only recently opened to tourists, I will get to do it in style. Not only will I get to travel for very cheap in ANA International First and Business Class, I decided to make my trip there special as well, booking Thai Business class on the A380, which I will ( Read more... )