Today we stand naked in our own homes. Usually our homes are a very familiar place where we know everything, it provides comfort and safety. You know how things work and there’s little unexpected. Then Corona virus (aka Covid-19) quickly developed into a pandemic and confined us to our homes. The territory felt like new. Now it’s the only place…
Philippines wasn’t in our original list of countries for the big trip. But getting licensed as scuba divers was. So after some googling it turned out that Philippines are amazing for diving and among the best in the budget range. From people met along the way we managed to narrow down that Coron is the best island for it. So…
It is very popular to do an island hopping tour in El Nido on Palawan island. We went to a few different tour agencies, most of them were offering the same tours from A to D. Having dinner at The Happiness Hostel we saw that they also organise the tours. We thought there’s a good chance the people on the…
Singapore is known to be innovative, fast-paced and in general a role-model on the ‘zero to hero’ sample. This of course put it on our list of potential places to live in after the travels. So when we saw that the best way to get from Myanmar to Philippines is via Singapore anyway we decided to take a day to…
Mingalaba in the country where you need to master the perfect circle before you can learn how to write. Entry into the country was so easy, the woman stamping my passport didn’t ask any questions. Moreover, we got SIM-cards at the airport and I could pay for it by card and they set it up for me in less than…
Our trek finished with a great boat ride. And we walked into our Ostello Bello hostel, which was highly recommended by a few people. The rooftop bar and happy hour were definitely a good start. Day trip to Taunggyi and Aythaya vineyard The best part of the hostel life is cheap day trips. There are 2 wineries in the area…
Choosing whom to go with A couple of days ago, in the evening of our arrival in Kalaw we visited the various agencies and decided in the end for Ever Smile Trekking (EST). It was mesmerising how much the pricing varies for literally the same trek. The popular Jungle King agency seemed like a conveyer belt service, whereas price didn’t…
Kalaw is such a great place I thought it deserves it’s own post! 🙂 Definitely worth spending at least a couple of nights, if you don’t have time to take a proper break in this mountain village. We arrived from Bagan by microbus at around 4pm. Our hotel Golden Kalaw Inn wasn’t anything great, but it did the job and…
May I just start with the fact that Myanmar has the fanciest and most comfortable night buses I have ever seen. Yes, in India we took a bus that had an actual double bed in it, which was very nice. But here you get leather seats that recline well, a lot of legroom, a pillow and a blanket, snacks, a…
10 days of no talking, no body language, no food after midday. All you have is you, your mind and your body sitting on the floor 10 hours a day trying to find sensation. Do you know sensation? It can be dry, wet, tickling, vibration, it can be anything. Vipassana is all about the present. The mind always wants to…