Mandalay by bike
byGiven the lukewarm traveller reviews, you’d be forgiven for wondering why anyone would bother visiting Mandalay at all. But though it may not be…
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Cycling in Burma: From Mandalay to Bagan
byCycling trips take us right back to what makes travel so endlessly fascinating and rewarding: the surprises, the chance encounters and the ordinary, everyday…
Adventure in Burma: 6 highlights from my three-week trip
byKatie Taylor travelled to Myanmar with InsideBurma Tours in November 2016. Here, she gives us just a few of the highlights from a fantastic…
Courageous comedy: Burma’s Moustache Brothers
byIn a world such as ours, where being relentlessly and gleefully ridiculed on a daily basis is part of a politician’s job description (take…
The arts & crafts of Mandalay
byIf there’s anywhere in Burma that deserves to be known for its traditional arts & crafts, it’s Mandalay. The last royal capital of Burma,…
Our top 5 things to do in Mandalay
byAs the last royal capital of Burma, former colonial stronghold, and subject of Kipling’s famous poem – Mandalay is a city that looms large…
Revisiting Burma’s Ancient Capitals
byOf all the wonderful places in modern-day Myanmar, it is perhaps Mandalay whose name best evokes the Burma of romantic imagination. The country’s last…
Burma’s best 9 pagodas
byIt’s impossible to travel in Burma without visiting at least a few Buddhist pagodas and they are spottable almost every way you turn! But…