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rmese porridge which we shared together a couple of houses down the left on this photo taken with huawei p6 we had a sundown beer on a seaside terrace which was more like the restaurant s owner own balcony taken with my friend s fujifilm finepix and we ended up on the boulevard where we met up with almost all tourists in town around 10 to join the local feast of streetfood that happened there every night because we had way too much fun the whole group missed the guesthouse curfew of 11 o clock but the owner opened up although a little grumpy next day was spent seeing some of the sights around town like the hilltop temple overlooking the whole town and area before another sunset drink in great company a nightbus took us back to yangon for the last 24 hours where we filled our day with the stuff we did when we arrived there a week ago but what felt like much more i can recommend everyone to take a different route than the already well travelled one in myanmar and experience a country that almost stood still for 50 years as i m off to my home country tomorrow i want to wish everyone a great end of 2016 and enjoy the festivities with your loved ones tags asia burma landscape mawlamyine moulmein street photography travel wanderlust december 8 2016 myanmar photography travel 40 comments my favorite destination in south east asia 1 the other side of myanmar part 1 it has been 3 years since i arrived in kuala lumpur and my favorite trip so far out of many extraordinary adventures was the spontaneous travel i did with a friend to myanmar all the magazines articles and blogposts write about the fact you must see myanmar now before the development sets in but all of them talk about going to yangon mandalay the temples of bagan and inle lake which according to many travelers i met there a year ago and elsewhere around se asia is already firmly on the tourist trail and therefor not for me we booked a flight arranged visas in a day and there we went to yangon without a proper plan or idea where to go and what to do we arrived on friday and decided to spent the afternoon in the old harbour to see all the activity unfold and watch the sun go down over the river 1 200 f5 6 iso200 28mm from a terrace where the locals started there weekend with another pretty good asian beer aptly named myanmar 1 125 f54 iso125 29mm although my phone camera saw double in the photo above we were doing ok and had some local snacks from a foodstall near the river 1 160 f4 iso125 54mm before we wandered off and took a tuk tuk to the main attraction in town the shwedagon pagoda 1 1250 f2 iso500 12mm although there were enough tourists experiencing the candles being lit the monks making their rounds in prayer while the sun was setting was magical everything around us was shining bright gold and even the moon decided to make an entrance in between the many small pagodas 1 15 f4 iso800 10mm we spent some hours visiting all the surrounding temples and experiencing the atmosphere to the fullest before heading into town to find the famous bbq street where we stayed til closing time at another famous joint the 80 cent mojito bar kosan 1 640 4 iso100 10mm next day we took a long stroll in the old quarter with its dilapitated british colonial buildings 1 100 f6 3 iso200 17mm i was interesting to see the people from yangon and the way they used those old buildings even making fires inside the bird on the doorstep seems surprised too 1 640 f9 iso200 12mm after another night strolling around the old centre and ending up in the mojito bar we took the train to bago early next morning the train took about 2 hours doing the 40km distance but with that speed it was perfect to watch all the ricefields pagodas everywhere and locals in their daily routines walking to school 1 50 f8 iso200 17mm or commuting to work 1 320 f8 iso200 35mm we arrived in bago where most people on the train would went to mandalay we got off and spent one afternoon biking around the rural landscape visiting many reclining buddhas monasteries pagodas and seeing the unbelievably friendly locals waving and trying talking to us 1 640 f9 iso200 10mm just before sunset we ended up at the biggest pagoda in yangon the swemawdaw pagoda which stands even 16 meters taller than the famous swegadon in yangon 1 640 f6 3 iso400 34mm we talked to an elder man there and watched the bats come out of the pagoda at dawn the people of bago protect them and they have a sacred place here at that point we were about a 5 km bikeride away from the only guesthouse in town and decided to challenge the lonely planet s mention of non existing nightlife we biked back and stopped at every place with a beer sign which got us into some interesting places we played some sort of snooker in a wooden shack on the river against betel nut chewing locals and when we arrived at our guesthouse at 5am in the morning our host was anxiously waiting cuz she didn t even know it was possible to stay out so late on a monday eve i think we won that challenge sorry to say i have to interrupt this broadcast to go on a trip to number 3 on this list and explore some more but will post the second part when i come back not a cliffhanger just out of time and i think this post is long enough as it is to be continued tags asia burma landscape street photography train travel wanderlust yangon november 24 2016 myanmar photography travel 38 comments my top 5 destinations in south east asia no 2 2 nong khiaw laos before heading to nong khiaw we took an inland flight to the far north of laos to do some jungle trekking and stay with one of the many hill tribes on the flight from capital vientiane to luang namtha we saw the impenetrable jungle mountains and rivers we were going to travel back in the next 2 weeks a day later we went kayaking into the jungle of nam ha national park and stopped for lunch where some local boys spend their sunday fishing swimming and enjoying their fire 1 200 f5 6 iso200 28mm we went on and just before dark we arrived at our destination a small bamboo hut in a hill tribe village we witnessed the primitive village life of living with animals farming all day and drinking at night on repeat the poverty of these people who still died from malaria suffered from bad harvests or died because they weren t able to do the 4 hour jungle hike to civilisation was another lesson how immensely fortunate lives we live 1 125 f54 iso125 29mm i was intrigued by all the free roaming animals sharing the space in between the houses 1 160 f4 iso125 54mm after a half day jungle hike and a day by minivan through the green mountains of northern laos we finally arrived in my second favorite destination in south east asia nong khiaw and to find the northernmost pool in laos in our guesthouse was a luxury i could not resist also a first on my blog of me in a photo 1 1250 f2 iso500 12mm the owner his wife the people working there and the amazing bungalows with riverview balcony made the mandala ou resort one of my favorite accommodations in asia next day we explored the area and village by bike and we visited the cave where the villagers hid when the us bombers were flying over sometimes for months and therefor the huge cave was like a small town with space for a police office a hospital and stores inside 1 15 f4 iso800 10mm after this depressing sight we sat outside the cave and were enlightened by the pure fun the local kids had jumping washing and swimming in the river as if nothing ever happened here 1 640 4 iso100 10mm next day we started early to do an upriver boattrip and this turned out to be the most scenic i ve done so far we departed while the mountains were still covered with mist 1 100 f6 3 iso200 17mm but after an hour the clouds slowly dissappeared and those sheer mountain cliffs showed their grandeur 1 640 f9 iso200 12mm first stop was the one street rivertown called ban sop jam 1 50 f8 iso200 17mm which is famous for its silk and cotton weaving 1 320 f8 iso200 35mm then another short boatride 1 640 f9 iso200 10mm we arrived in the old hippie village muang ngoi with majestic views over the river and mountains all around one of the restaurant owners told us that not more than 20 years ago the wild elephants where still seen bathing in the waters after an afternoon of hiking caving and enjoying the terraces on the water we went back to the river during sunset and all the mountains that were shrouded in clouds in the morning were now covered in golden light 1 640 f6 3 iso400 34mm when we arrived back in nong khiaw we had one look at the river from the bridge and then biked through town back to our pool 1 250 f6 3 iso210 17mm i really wish we were able to enjoy this laidback place and its majestic location longer especially after another long busride south to luang prabang which is still a great destination but definitely on the tourist trail tags asia boat destinations landscape laos street photography travel november 17 2016 laos photography travel 32 comments my top 5 destinations in south east asia no 3 3 krabi town thailand of all the destinations on this list krabi town is by far my most visited being only an hour flight from kuala lumpur this is my favorite getaway after visiting this area a dozen times it starts to feel like my second home in south east asia most visitors will only know krabi because it is the hub to touristy places like ao nang koh phi phi koh lanta or any of the surrounding islands and beaches but krabi town is a perfect base for daytripping and exploring the area this is one of them tonsai beach on the railay peninsula just half an hour longtail boat from krabi town this peninsula with beautiful beaches feels like an island because it is totally cut off by jungle mountains and only reachable by boat taken with my huawei p6 despite krabi town being a gateway it is very thai with only a couple of overnight tourists ready to move on i went to most of the popular places and islands around mainly in rainy season because it s more quiet and only means an afternoon downpour or thunderstorm but they were still too busy noisy or unfriendly for me on the other hand if you go off the beaten track there are so many daytrips to be made from krabi town most i did on my rental scooter and i even put it on a local boat to the island of koh yao noi which is surrounded by these limestone mountains rising from the sea like a quiet ha long bay in vietnam 1 320 f5 iso400 109mm koh yao noi is hardly visited and most of the 4000 muslim inhabitants live from fishing rice and rubber farming and are some of the friendliest people i ve met the reason why i love this area so much is that even after all these visits there is still a lot to see and do in the proximity of krabi town or just exploring the backroads on scooter can be breathtaking taken with xiaomi rednote 3 last visit i drove to a natural park 30 min north where a river flows into the mangrove forest and mixes with the salt water to make these beautiful clear emerald waters 1 80 f8 iso400 10mm krabi town itself doesn t have any beaches but is located next to a river facing extensive mangrove wetlands which is another worthwhile boat trip taken with huawei p6 it is mainly a market town and i ve never seen a place buzzing with so many markets where the locals sell off their craftwork at the weekend night market seafood meat vegetables and fruit these photos are made around several wet markets 1 200 f5 6 iso800 154mm even the younger family members help out 1 200 f5 6 iso800 171mm most days i start with a coffee opposite the small but busy daily market in the center of town taken with my xiaomi redmi note 3 and then head out by scooter to explore some remote waterfall beach mountains etc or maybe visit some of the familiar faces around the area in their reggae beach bars restaurants or shops the nice thing about this place is there are many like minded expats some tourists and locals that prefer to stay here instead of the crowded areas nearby and getting to know them is always interesting but whatever made my day i will always end up at the night food market next to the river where they cook up some of the best and cheap thai dishes i ve had in thailand this is just after they start up at around 5pm 1 100 f2 8 iso200 58mm and this was taken from a bar opposite the market around closing time around 1am 1 1250 f3 1 iso200 29mm i guess i again surpassed my longest post ever but this place has so much to offer and always received me with open arms that it was hard to contain my enthousiasm so for anyone that ever comes through krabi town make sure to enjoy real thai life and not head to the spoilt places tags asia beach destinations island photo photography street thailand travel november 11 2016 thailand travel 40 comments my top 5 destinations in south east asia no 4 4 kampot cambodia it turns out that by coincidence or not this list is counting down to my least touristy experience so far in south east asia georgetown and kampot are probably the most visited of the 5 but in my opinion the small backpacker influence doesn t change the authenticity and connection with local culture it actually makes them better for it kampot i visited twice once via minivan from phnom penh 4 hours and the other time coming from the vietnamese mekong delta which borders cambodia at only an hour drive away my foremost memory of kampot is enjoying the views and jumping into the warm waters of the river straight from my balcony 1 1250 f4 iso100 28mm kampot is not far from the sea but is a river town and although there are some ho s tels in town most accommodation is upriver and many are on the western banks my favorite place is on the eastern side with sunset views over the bokor mountain and its surrounding jungle i was lucky to rent this bungalow with a verandah built on stilts over the water for both times i was there the main village is a short scooter or tuktuk ride south and is a tranquil place with pretty french colonial buildings taken with my huawei p wandering around the small centre of town you will find many nice expat run bars coffeeshops and local restaurants every dish here is decorated with strings of the local kampot pepper which is by far the best pepper i ve ever tasted and the salt is coming from the salt flats nearby these combined with all the fresh sea and riverfood create some extraordinary recipes one of the great things about kampot is the numerous day or overnight trips you can do from there you can visit the pepper plantations the salt flats the ruins of several old buildings on top of bokor mountain with views over the vast jungle which is reputedly a home to elephants and tigers and the beaches in nearby kep but my favorite getaway would be to drive 20 minutes to crab village kep and take a local fisherboat to koh tonsay rabbit island and spent one night there 1 100 f7 1 iso200 28mm you ll arrive at the only beach on the island that has some bungalows with restaurants run by cambodian ...