The Married Wanderers

What to do in Hsipaw Hsipaw is a Northern Shan State town in Myanmar. It is pronounced “see-paw” or as South African’s would say “Sipho”. It is famously known as the gateway to the beautiful treks in the Shan mountains (commonly known to be the best and most authentic treks in Myanmar). Read our blog post on our incredible 2…

Hsipaw Trekking Myanmar Trekking is a big part of the Myanmar culture. We decided on the Hsipaw trek instead of the infamous Kalaw to Inle Lake trek as we heard it was less crowded and much more scenic. The lush views from the train ride in to Hsipaw was enough to get us super excited for the next few days.  The guides come…

Scenic Train Ride to Hsipaw You have not experienced Myanmar if you haven’t done this EPIC train ride from Mandalay to Hsipaw!! We knew we had to do it from all the research we did on the country, but we didn’t think it was going to be this amazing!! Firstly, when we say its the best train ever, we’re definitely not referring to the…

Myanmar Budget Accommodation We plan to travel Southeast Asia for 8 months – so budget accommodation for us is a must! We spent 3 weeks in Myanmar and managed to spend on average 22 525 Kyat per night, per couple. This is definitely more expensive then other countries in Southeast Asia which may be because there is a lot less accommodation options and…

The Best of Mandalay We spent 4 days in Mandalay (to the surprise of our hotel staff). We normally keep our “city” stays very short, but Mandalay – although a big crazy and dirty city – had the most intriguing culture and sights. These were our favourites experiences in the city: Sandamuni Pagoda The name refers to the largest iron Buddha, the…