On a bus from Bagan to Lake Inle — looking forward to changing it up from the dusty desert to the serene lake.…
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Shopping for lacquerware at a family-run workshop (3 generations back we were told) outside of Bagan, Myanmar. The work that these guys put into these pieces is astounding. Each piece is covered with seven…
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Exploring the beautiful temples of the ancient Bagan, Myanmar.…
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First day in the ancient city of Bagan — and what do we have for you? Why, Sergey’s new beard of course.…
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Rolling hills of the Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal, Russia. How many times can you say beautiful, stunning, amazing, vast, breathtaking etc, etc? Doesn’t matter, because it won’t capture the feeling of it all.…
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Taking the slow-boat (16 hours!) from Mandalay to Bagan. So many fascinating interactions and views in one day.…
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A recap of day 3 in Mandalay and a view of the city from out guesthouse rooftop.…
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We got so super lucky on our day trip outside Mandalay! A monk initiation ceremony on full display, so fascinating and so beautiful. Definitely one of (many) highlights from our trip to Myanmar.…
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Made it to the famous Mandalay Hill.…
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Founded: 1652 Population: 588,000 House Museum of Volkonsky noble family exiled to Siberia after a failed Decembrist revolution. Irkutsk, Russia. Irkutsk was the most anticipated stop on the whole journey for us because of…
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Taking the night train from Yangon to Mandalay.…
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Walking around Shwedagon pagoda on our first day in Myanmar.…
