Chiang Rai meeting Janis and Kurt. Excursion to the Golden triangle: Laos, Myanmar and Thailand and visiting Black House Museum, designer Thawan Duchanee Road trip in Nan region Mae Ngat Dam. Staying at the charming hotel Le Cocotier (super friendly Mr Bobby). Kayak trip on the nearby river. Bangkok with even more tourists, shopping malls,…
Myanmar Part II & Reflections on life as overlanders
Inle Lake On the road to the border Our group: Steve (UK), Gernold (AU), Jorge (Argentina), Holly, John & Ameen (US), Juan (ES), Peter (Slovenia) Inle lake is a huge freshwater lake, the second biggest in Myanmar, located in the Shan State near the village Nyaungshwe. Surface 116 km2. The Lake is home to 70.000…
Myanmar
Myanmar has from the beginning been of our “must see” countries when we started planing our road trip more than 2 year ago. Now 5 days after crossing the border we are not disappointed. A green and beautiful country. Reminds me of my first visit to Thailand >30 years ago. Friendly people, in-expensive and on…
Farvel til Indien
Så er vores korte ophold på bare 10 dage i Inden ved at være slut. I morgen kører vi til grænsebyen Moreh, hvor vi skal mødes med vores nye rejsefæller, for sammen at krydse grænsen til Myanmar. Vi bliver en gruppe på 10. En god blanding af biler og motorcykler. Alt fra rullende et-værelses til…
Velkommen til Indien
Efter tre fantastiske uger i Nepal er vi nu kommet til Indien, hvor vi passerede grænsen mellem det østlige Nepal og provinsen Vest Bengalen i Indien. Vi oplevede ikke den store forskel mellem Nepal og Indien – skrald, mange mennesker, varmt og fugtigt, men utrolig smukt på landet med grønne rismarker og te plantager. Efter…
Nepal – Lumbini, Bhaktapur and on the road to India
We decided to visit the small village LUMBINI on our way from Pokhara to Kathmandu. Lumbini is famous among Buddhist as it is the birthplace og Buddha. The village itself is not worth writing about, relay a dump. A one way village with very primitive houses made from clay and straw. At then end of…