Category Archives: Easy Travelling

Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley: The Temples of Bhaktapur

Posted on 2017-11-02 by true_north

Five hundred years ago the Kathmandu Valley had three major towns, each the capital of a kingdom: Kantipur (aka today’s Kathmandu) Lalitpur (aka Patan) Bhaktapur (aka Bhadgaon) When Nepal opened its borders in 1951, the tidal wave of modern ways … Continue reading →

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Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda – The Golden Heart of Myanmar

Posted on 2017-06-07 by true_north

Previous Post: Mingalaba From Myanmar – Land of the Golden Pagodas If you visit Myanmar (formerly called Burma), you will probably be starting off in its largest city, the business and cultural capital Yangon (Rangoon to the British).  At the … Continue reading →

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Bariloche – Argentina’s Outdoor Playground Capital

Posted on 2017-04-29 by true_north

Table of Contents: Where is Bariloche? Overview Map and Distances So – what is there to see in Bariloche? 1. The Centro Civico (town square) 2. Avenida Mitre (the pedestrian mall) 3. the chocolate shops 4. Catedral Nuestra Señora del … Continue reading →

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By Boat And Bus through The Andes – The Cruce Andino

Posted on 2017-04-20 by true_north

Table of Contents: How to get from Puerto Varas, Chile to  Bariloche, Argentina? Climbing Volcan Osorno The Day Before Departure The Cruce Andino – The Trip’s 7 Segments 1. Puerto Varas to Petrohué By Bus (65 km. 2. Petrohué to … Continue reading →

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A Train Ride Across the Highlands of Sri Lanka

Posted on 2017-01-17 by true_north

Sri Lanka’s ultimate train trip runs 290 kilometres from the capital all the way east to Badulla.  In his excellent blog The Man in Seat 61,  train aficionado Mark Smith says that it is “a classic journey that’s easily the best train ride in … Continue reading →

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Yangon’s Botahtaung Paya and the Buddha’s Hair Relic

Posted on 2016-08-31 by true_north

Previous Post: Sule Paya – the Stupa At The Heart of Yangon Sule Paya – The Stupa At The Heart of Yangon After I visited the Sule Paya I walked through Maha Bandula Garden to the Strand Hotel to enjoy … Continue reading →

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A Morning Stroll Through Mandalay’s Zay Cho Market Area

Posted on 2015-11-05 by true_north

Related Posts: Pindaya’s Shwe-oo-min Pagoda & The Cave of the Ten Thousand  Buddhas Myanmar’s Inle Lake – Things To See and Do – Day One Zay Cho (many other English spellings including Zegyo, Zaygyo, Zeigyo)  in the Bamar language means “cheap rice”. … Continue reading →

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