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Hsipaw
River and buffaloes. A baby buffalo cost around 300 USD
Hsipaw or Thipaw is a small town that is around 5 hours by bus away north of Mandalay. This charming small town is located in Shan State , 500M above sea level is inhabited mostly by Shan people and various indigenous people. The Shan are mostly Buddhist with completely different language from Burmese. I came here with plan to stay one night or two however I got hooked around 5 nights here. What can be better than cycling bicycle around the farms and villages with fresh air, cheap beers and water buffaloes.
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In: myanmar, travels · Tagged with: Northen Shan State, shan noodles
Yangon
We got out from Yangon international airport which seems to be a little modern compared to LCCT and took a cab to central Yangon.
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In: photography, travels
Travelling Myanmar
Swedagon Paya, photo credit goes to : Liew Fook Seng
Budget travelling is my hobby and it’s quite a fuss travelling an economically sanctioned country.
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Mt Bromo and the town of Cemoro Lawang
Mt Bromo is actually a location to take photos of live volcano in East Java. When I saw the iconic images of Mt Bromo, I thought I must make a trip there some day which I did several times. Mt bromo is actually one of the 5 volcanoes at Bromo Tengger Semeru national park.
At Penanjakan, I can remember waiting from 4.30 am for that sunrise. Mt Bromo reveal itself when the golden lights of the sun brakes the cold moving fogs. I thought that was one of the most beautiful scenery ever.
To get there
To get there you can book a flight to Surabaya, from there I took public bus to the town of Probolinggo and it’s a few hours drive uphill to Cemoro Lawang. Weather can be quite cold at Cemoro Lawang, so it is advisable to bring warm cloth along
Cemoro Lawang
This area is pretty touristed. It’s one of places where everyone stays before ascending to Penanjakan for the sunrise. It’s a good place to walk around to take photos. There are plenty of onion farms
The view of Cemoro Lawang from Penanjakan. It is pretty cold with that kind of fog around
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In: travels · Tagged with: bromo mountain, mount bromo, semeru, semeru volcano
Namtso Lake tour, Tibet Travels
This is one of most beautiful lake I’ver ever visited, putting the famed Kashmir’s Dal lake or the Hangzhou Xihu aside . The trip takes around several hours by bus (260kms away) from Lhasa. At near 5000 meters above sea level, it may not suit those with ill health. You can book a tour with those chinese travel agent at Lhasa As of 2008 Tibet riot , all tours inside Tibet have to made at China or before entering Tibet from China.
When I was at namtso, it winter was just ending and summer is starting. Part of the lake can been seen frozen. This lake is so damn huge that Tibetans call it sea.
The best thing about Namtso it is still naturally preserved. I guess due to it’s altitue it’s not suitable for major chinese tourist. It’s very very tiring to walk to the lake from the base camp. I think I walk a few steps and breathe heaviy but gradually getting used to it so I’m able to travel further around the lake.
The water is crystal clear! yes crystal and I’ve never seen anything so clear. You can see the depth of the lake till the end of the snow mountains range on the other side of the lake.
The sunset at Namtso was beautiful. Huge, the reminds us how tiny we are. The night gets terrible cold (under 0 again) and we are sleeping in a tent. But yet the Himalayan sky is awesomely beautiful as always.
I wish I can return to Tibet however, it’s never the same again, forever.
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In: photography, travels · Tagged with: Heavenly Lake Namtso, nam tso lake, namtso lake, tibet tourist, tibet trip, tibet visit
