Myanmar day 5: Ban Kham

We started our 4 days trekking in Burmese mountain before 9am, which is kind of late for local temperatures – if I should use polite words, I would say „it was really hot“ Our guide Pew Pew left us not even one hour after we started, because his grandma was ill and he had to…

Myanmar den 5: Ban Kham

4 denni treking po barmskych horach jsme zapocali tesne pred devátou, coz je na místní klimatické podmínky trošičku pozdě – slušně řečeno „horko jako kráva“ Ani ne po hodině cesty se s námi pruvodce Pew Pew [Pju pju] rozloučil, protože jeho babicka je nemocna a musel za ní. Zustal s nami jeho kamarad Myo Lay…

Myanmar den 4: Hsipaw

Mestecko Hsipaw ma co nabidnout hlavne tem, kteri si chteji trochu odpocinout od hlavnich pamatek, shonu velkomest a chteji relaxovat na klidnem místě. Jedna se take o vychozi bod pro treky do vesnic ruznych narodnostnich mensin, ktere jsou roztrouseny po okolnich horach. Nam se podařilo domluvit 4 denni trek pres cajove plantaze, ryzova políčka, prales…

Myanmar day 4: Hsipaw

Hsipaw town is what they call „backpackers place“ No rush of big city and super famous sights, but a nice place to relax in a peace. It is also starting point for treks to surrounding mountains and villages of minorities We arranged 4 days trek through tea plantations, rice pads, forests and with swimming at…

Myanmar day 3: Gokteik viaduct

Alarm at 3am, moving to train station during heavy rain and at 4am departure to Hsipaw. We sacrificed our sleep in order to have a chance to ride on Gokteik viaduct, very interesting and huge (689 meters long) metal construction, built during 8 months in 1899. At the year of construction it was the biggest…