Fabulous Photography I live just around the place where most of these pictures in Patan are taken. It is marvellous to see such attention to detail in every picture and information about the places. The article truly represent the exact lifestyle and culture where we live. I congratulate Stephan and Klaudia Mandl for a truly splendid job. Cheers!!!
Fantastic narrative and beautiful photos My husband and I spent 10 days in Myanmar last March and because he is handicapped, we did not have the adventurous travels outside of Yangon, Bagan and Mandalay. We had a wonderful time and the natives were all very helpful and pleasant. But I really enjoyed reading your adventures and looking at the wonderful photos you took. The inside shots in the caves were especially clear and colorful. Thanks for letting us enjoy you experiences.
good comment, anindya! i love to read that there's someone who really visited this place - seems to be very interesting there! maybe it's worth it to travel there and see for myself though i'm from germany...
Greedy Turtles I always thought of turtles were wise and patient animals. I suppose Franklin Books and Saturday morning cartoons created these romantic ideas. Thank you for changing my views on turtles. Your dedication to detail also is astouding!
Bellissimo! Ciao Klaudia and Stephan,
I also say that you are doing a wonderful job!
Your pictures and reports are really amazing!
By the way, thanks a lot for your card you sent me from Cambogia!
Have a wonderful new year!
All the best
Luigi!!!
Bagan - great photos guys G'day from New Zealand,
Just checking out your latest page and it's bringing back a load of great memories - thanx. It has also reminded me to get off my backside and get my own shots up on line.
Keep up the great work.
Cheers,
Peter (from Bagan and Okinawa guesthouse)
Ranakpur Hotels We were there to see Ranakpur jain temple, after visiting temple we were going to Jodhpur by road, and we saw a Palace (just about 4-5 km from temple) and it was very good hotel their it is known as Fateh Bagh. http://www.fatehbaghranakpur.com
Hunger in Burma Don't close your eyes! There is appalling hunger and malnutrition in Burma. The human rights situation is also ghastly. Check out the many websites devoted to exposing the rapacity of the generals. Daw Suu has pleaded with us to use our freedom to help the Burmese get theirs. It isn't too much to ask!
With metta,
Visakha
AMAZING PICTURES Your photography is simply amazing. I just found your site through Ali's site, and he is right on about your pics. Now I'll have to go back to your first blog and start reading them! Thanks for sharing.
Good read I am just back from a visit to Khajuraho. Your piece was very refreshing. The retoration works seems to be over - no scaffoldings any more - and the gardens are beautiful. I had missed the sculpture of the dancers - so good to see it.
Re comments by others, Shahryar is not a hindu name - more likely muslim - so the comment is an expression of secular views, i imagine. We in India are proud of our heritage - whether hindu, muslim, sikh, jain or christian...
Great Report Fritz I was there the same day with a group of 12 people out on a boat, same location. What a great report and wonderful pictures. Thank you. I love Myanmar, what a great country and wonderful people.
It's a shame you had so much trouble Your Burmese commentary sounds painfully labored. Too bad that you had so many things that mildly disturbed you. Foreign travel is best made by those who have a lot of patience and tolerance for other cultures. We enjoyed our time there tremendously and found neither the problems, irritations, or other comments that you described. It is a truly beautiful country with beautiful beautiful. The one thing you said that I will agree with is that you must go there to find out for yourself. Cheers PS I'm 66 years old and have a lot of travel under my belt.
Amazing experience Thank you for sharing your amazing photos and experience. I have never seen pictures like this before nor heard of this place even though I have travelled extensively. Keep up the great blog.
French Interpretor Hello Stephan and Klaudia
This is Ajey an Indian who works as an interpretor for french tourists. Your pics are amazing, i was just browsing for the gulbarga, bidar sites and happened to come across your site. It is amazing. From all the big smiles you guys have, i bet you had a great time there.
Keep it going! HAPPY TRAVELLING!
The wonders of myanmar Nice selection of photo's. One might get the impression that the country has only religious monuments to offer but as you know, it covers the full spectrum from food to music, art, costume, custom and culture. For all the negativity expressed about the military Junta, they have preserved their culture and language and for the most part, the people are happy. Nobody goes hungry in Myanmar! Please Bloggers, ignore the miss-information, go to Burma before the chinese take over and spoil it forever.
Wonderful photos and journal! And great to meet you both yesterday - in Bangkok :) thanks for all the information on Myanmar - a bit of luck and I'll be there tomorrow.
Internet access in Myanmar I've been enjoying your postings since India. I was in Myanmar in 2002 and at that time there was no Internet access. You could send email but not receive it (if someone sent you a reply to an email it would be printed out and you'd have to pay a dollar US to obtain it - you were restricted to sending email from hotel and Internet cafe accounts - no access to hotmail and the like) and computers in Internet cafe's didn't have browsers. I guess things have changed.
We have quit our jobs to start travelling around South East Asia during 2005. Our 10 months journey will take us to India, Nepal, Tibet, China (Yunnan), Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. So keep tuned if you want to travel with us. ... full info
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Fabulous Photography
I live just around the place where most of these pictures in Patan are taken. It is marvellous to see such attention to detail in every picture and information about the places. The article truly represent the exact lifestyle and culture where we live. I congratulate Stephan and Klaudia Mandl for a truly splendid job. Cheers!!!