Welcome to Bagan: Nyaung U
Sister village and transportation hub to the great archaeological wonder that is Bagan, Scaramouchine wandered Nyaung U early in the morning.
The Temples of Bagan: Shweizigon Paya
Scaramouchine blurrily stepped off the overnight bus arriving at the Nyaung U bus station at 4:30 in the morning and drank several cups of hot sweet milky tea before witnessing sunrise […]
Scaramouchine’s Favourite Airline Logo
Scaramouchine’s favourite airline emblam has to be Yangon Airways’. A commercial airline represented by a white elephant! How much better can you get than that. Furthermore, the emblam of the white elephant […]
Life on the Beach
The Food of Ngapali
Scaramouchine was intensely anticipating the food of Myanmar. Having read Naomi Duguid’s “Burma: River’s of Flavour”, she had been menu planning for weeks. Dreaming of curries, sour salads and fresh […]
Scaramouchine Gets a Beach Holiday
Scaramouchine’s requirment for going to Myanmar was that part of it was not adventure-travel but a relaxing beach holiday. She chose the Pleasant View Resort in Ngapali for its clean […]
Shwedagon at Night
The night Scaramouchine arrived in Myanmar she went to Shwedagon Paya, unfortunately missing the sunset but in time for the festival like atmosphere that lit up the famous Yangon temple […]
