Archive for March 2015
Circle Line
Take 1: A group (Joel, Pieter, Christiaan, Philip, Josh and I) of us decided to do the Circle Line which is a train that goes around Yangon. Sule Pagoda
The Sule Pagoda is located in the heart of downtown Yangon. It was supposedly built before the Shwe Dagon Pagoda.
Happy World in Yangon
A group of us decided to go to Happy World, an amusement park in Yangon right across from the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Tag :
Amusement Park,
Myanmar,
Shwe Dagon Pagoda
I went to the Shwedagon Pagoda during the middle of the day after visiting the Reclining Buddha. Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda (Reclining Buddha)
Philip and I had this crazy idea to walk to the Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda (Reclining Buddha) one day. Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
I didn’t know what to expect from this airline: Biman Bangladesh Airlines. I had a 23hr layover in Dhaka from Nepal and going to Myanmar. During the flight they gave us bottle water and a bottle of coke. Whoa! The food was a little weird. I think it was a sweet tuna sandwich and this pudding dessert with small noodles? And a cupcake. I wasn’t too hungry since I scarfed down some chicken momos at the Kathmandu airport before boarding. Now that was good! It was kinda weird being in a plane filled with 95% men. Who stared. It was a little better in the airport but still it was primarily men.Wall Climbing
We didn't have any plans for the day so Reece and I decided to check out the wall climbing around the corner from our hostel. It was pretty cool looking. We were just going to go look but we got excited and decided to actually do it. We went back to the hostel, I changed and Reece got his shoes and chalk. We got there 2 hours before the closed so we didn't get to climb as much but it was enough for me. It cost 430 Nepalese Rupee which is less than $5. I had to rent shoes and they were around 150 NPR.
Pashupatinath Hindu Temple
Paul, Michael, Yorick and I were completely quiet the moment we saw all the pyres burning.
Boudhanath Stupa
This is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside of Tibet.Guangzhou 6 days of torture
Guangzhou Airport – 12 hours Tues, March 3: This 12 hour layover in Guangzhou was by far a lot better than the ones I had at Shanghai. The airport was just better in every way.
Backpacking Trip 2015
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March 3 – May 23: I’ll be backpacking throughout South East Asia and Oceania. It’s been exciting and stressful semi-planning it. For those who keep asking I figured I’d write it down to make it a bit easier to understand.
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Asia,
Australia,
Indonesia,
Malaysia,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
New Zealand,
North America,
Singapore,
USA,