Shwe Myintzu Pagoda Cleanup

This week, we are cleaning up the trash left behind after the largest pagoda festival at the lake. Want to come help?

environment, forest, buddhism, conservation, indawgyi, pagoda, villagePatrick ComptonApril 3, 2018environment, cleanup, plastic awareness, trashcans, indawgyi lake, face of indawgyi, Find Myanmar, travel, sustainably producedComment

Mountain Cultivation

High in the hills around Indawgyi Lake, you can find numerous farms and other forms of agriculture in places where no car or motorcycle could ever go.

environment, indawgyi, lake, history, travel, village, guide, trek, forestPatrick ComptonMarch 12, 2018farming, face of indawgyi, cultivation, kachin, shan, fruit, pomelo, indawgyi, agriculture, shifting cultivatoin, trek, adventureComment

Lon Ton Village လံုးတံုရြာ

This week we write about Lon Ton Village. We went to weddings, monasteries, and other community events to learn about the place Face of Indawgyi calls home

environment, lake, pagoda, travel, village, buddhism, history, indawgyiPatrick ComptonFebruary 5, 2018lon ton, indawgyi, face of indawgyi, village, history, lake Comment

Ma Mon Kaing Village မမုန္ကိုင္ေက်းရြာ

Ma Mon Kaing Village was founded over hundred years ago and has had a rich history here at the lake.

history, indawgyi, lake, travel, villagePatrick ComptonJanuary 18, 2018indwagyi, mamonkaing, faceofindawgyi, findmyanmar, Village, historyComment

Who Lives Around the Lake

Three different ethnic groups live around the lake: the Shan, Kachin and Bamar. Here's a short background on them.

indawgyi, history, travelPatrick ComptonJanuary 9, 2018indawgyi, Face of Indawgyi, northern myanmar, shan, kachin, Find Myanmar, MyanmarComment

Le Pon Lay Village လယ္ပံုေလး

Le Pon Lay is located on the southern edge of Indawgyi. We sat down with U Thein San who shared some oral history about the village as well as stories about his life with us.

indawgyi, lake, travel, villagePatrick ComptonJanuary 2, 2018Indawgyi, Face of Indawgyi, Village, World War II, Rice, Kayak, Find Myanmar Comment

Slow Travel Myanmar

Slow Travel Myanmar is Sampan Travel's Magazine where they describe the different expriences and places they work in. We wrote a short article about our project at Indawgyi.

travel, indawgyi, lakePatrick ComptonDecember 19, 2017sampan travel, slow travel myanmar, Indawgyi, faceofindawgyi, findmyanmar Comments

Local Craftsmanship

There are many sustainably produced crafts in each village around Indawgyi. Here is a look into one of them.

travel, indawgyi, guesthouse, craftsPatrick ComptonDecember 14, 2017Face of Indawgyiindawgyi, faceofindawgyi, fishing, shrimping, local, crafts, sustainably producedComment