Nyaungshwe & Inle Lake
To get to Nyaungshwe and Inle Lake from Hsipaw we had to endure another epic 15 hour bus journey. And as the Burmese have a strange predilection for overnight buses, we had no choice but to arrive at stupid-o'clock in the morning again. Thankfully this time we were a bit wiser and booked an additional night's stay so we could check straight into our room when we arrived. Praise be. This room was to be our home for the next 8 days and nights . It wasn't much to talk about, but at least, for once, we didn't feel like we were being totally ripped off. You see a big problem with travelling in Burma is that it's seen a relative explosion in tourism in the past year or so and there aren't really enough hotel rooms to go around. So all the hotels have decided to capitalise on this by increasing their prices by around 4 times the amount quoted in guide books. It was difficult to find anything under $40 a night, and at times it was difficult finding anywhere at all,...