TravelPod Member ReviewsTeak Wood Hotel Inle Lake
“Great hotel/restaurant in Nyaun Shwe”
joelandsonia 15 contributions
Reston, United States
Jan 27, 2011
We found the owner to be very helpful and the food to be great.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelTeak Wood Hotel Inle Lake
Chilling Inle...
A beautiful body of water hemmed in by mountains and populated by floating communities and endless tomato farms, Inle Lake was a fascinating destination and a great place for us to relax.
There were villages on stilts, floating gardens, crumbling stupas. We spent one entire day on a motorboat tour around the lake and admiring the lush …
Inle Lake - A Magical Day of Trekking
Thursday, 23 December
Transport used today: Taxi (car), airplane, pickup truck, my feet!
Highlight: (for the private blog version!)
Lowlight:
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Most Surreal Moment:
“The plane is ready for boarding” being announced via a local walking around holding a sign …
A Unique Xmas Day on Inle Lake
Saturday, 25 December
Transport used today: Boat, my feet!
Highlight: Spending Xmas Day travelling around the stunning and relaxing Inle Lake on a boat with a local boatman and his friend, stopping at a number of villages, markets, monasteries and workshops.
Lowlight:
Feeling conflicted about visiting the "long neck …
Sankar, an Overnight Bus & Goodbye Myanmar
Sunday, 26 December
Transport used today: Boat, my feet!
Highlight: Interacting with the Pa'O people at their 5-day market.
Lowlight:
Being the only one on the boat without a blanket and freezing my **** off!
Most Surreal Moment:
Watching a local boy, wearing a pale pink cape, getting a hair cut in his …
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Birthday on the lake
... position by long bamboo poles and used to grow all manner of fruit and vegetables. The area is well known for its tomatoes. Whole villages are built on stilts and the boat is the only means of transport.
Our first stop was at a bustling market. Here the people from the mountain villages around the lake came to sell their produce. The elderly women were particularly colourful with red or orange scarves wound around their heads. We visited ...


