Myanmar? What is this country? Myanmar or Burma? These are the first questions that usually arise when we hear about Myanmar. Before I traveled to Asia, I didn’t know much about this country. I didn’t even plan to go there too much. However, fate worked and on the plane from Singapore to Cambodia I met a couple of Poles who traveled to Asia for many years and in their opinion Myanmar is one of the most beautiful and interesting countries to visit. For an hour they told me about the magnificence of Myanmar and when I landed in Cambodia I knew that I would then go west to Burma via…

Hpa An is a small town located in central Myanmar. At the beginning I planned to mention it as part of the whole trip around Burma, but the city is so interesting and offers so many attractions that quite a lot of material to describe came out of it. That is why I invite you to read here about a very interesting tourist town. Hpa An The first city in Myanmar where I stayed was Hpa-An in the Karev region. This is quite a touristy (for Burma) town – we will find here several hotels and guesthouses. It is also a city visited by local tourists, mainly due to the…