Mandalay-Hsipaw Train Journey

Practical and popular train trip from Pyin U Lwin to Hsipaw through the Burmese countryside due to an 800 meter long, 111 meter high bridge built in 1889. I boarded early at Mandalay Station, extending the trip to around 11 hours. Luckily, my experience with 15 hour train rides in India had me seeing the ride as more enjoyable than as an encumberance. This first dose of Burmese agrarian life was a particular treat after urban Mandalay and Yangon, and the semi-desert of Bagan.Read more