Author:

mattgost

Outside of China

SLOW TRAIN FROM THAZI – the best train in the world

on
22 June 2021

A gentle tug makes me aware that the train has started. I slowly leave the Thazi station behind me and watch the landscape behind glassless windows move at a…

Outside of China

BAGAN – Paradise lost

on
12 May 2021

Bagan smells of dust. Dust is ubiquitous here, blown into the air by a stronger gust of wind or a passing car. After just a few hours in the…

Outside of China

MANDALAY – Mingun and the ancient capitals

on
8 August 2020

The ground under my feet seems to be burning. The tactics of fast, small steps and longer, slower ones, give no results. The only solution is to travel between…