Myanmar

You have probably been to a drive in restaurant before, but in Myanmar, they have drive-in markets! But let me start from the beginning: After I had travelled to Taunggyi, a city with very friendly people that is somewhat off-the-beaten track despite its proximity to the popular tourist hotspot Inle Lake, I decided to head to Kalaw before travellin

I have shown you some rides in the amusement park in the previous post of this short series about the abandoned amusement park in Yangon already, but in this third and last part I want to point out another interesting place: The abandoned arcade hall. If you happen to be in Yangon on Halloween, this is the place to go! 1/30s; 13mm; f/6.3; ISO 100 F

I love urban exploring and in this post series I take you to the abandoned amusement park in Yangon, Myanmar's most populous city. Make sure to start reading at the first part! 1/100s; 10mm; f/4.5; ISO 100 The highlight of the amusement park is an abandoned rollercoaster that takes you high up in the sky - on foot, that is. Parts of the rollercoast

It is Halloween in a few days, the spookiest night of the year. One of the things that I enjoy when travelling is exploring abandoned places where nature is claiming back its territory. This is as fascinating as it is spooky and abandoned places also happen to be amazing for photography! When I posted about my visit to the airplane graveyard in Ban

A few days ago I visited Mandalay, Myanmar's last royal capital before the country became part of the British Empire in the 19th century. 1/60s; 35mm; f/3.5; ISO 220 While other parts of the country are suffering from severe rain during this time of the year, Mandalay has relatively little precipitation, but the air is so humid that only at night t

I love the #marketfriday tag initiated by @dswigle: It is amazing for exploring different markets from around the world. It has been a while since my last #marketfriday post, but when I spent the whole day at the Danyingon market in rural Yangon yesterday, I knew that today's #marketfriday would be the perfect opportunity to show you around this am

I have only posted some photos from past travels in the last few days, but in fact, I have been on the road again for almost a week - time for a travel update from Yangon, Myanmar! I spent my birthday today exploring this amazing city. The best birthday present I could have wished for reached me one day early when I checked my emails yesterday and