Destination: Myanmar
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Thu, 30 May 2013 | By sglass | Photo Gallery
We head to the coastal Thai town of Rach Gia to make a 1 day cross-border trip into Myanmar for visa stamps
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Tags: border, burma, myanmar, rach gia, thailand, visa
Tue, 28 May 2013 | By minnkhant | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am Minn Khant who is leading a Tour company in Myanmar, named Asia Central Link Travels. Last 4 Years ago while I was working as Naval Architect in Singapore, I was used to spend most of my weekend by taking photos either at zoo or park. You may seen ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
Sat, 25 May 2013 | By celestevanrooyenphotography | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I love to document by making the audience feel using all types of photography techniques - I have been told i am a better photojournalism photographer than an editorial photographer and that is what i am pursuing - I also love traveling and am tough enough ...
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Wed, 22 May 2013 | By geneemcm | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name is Genee, and I'm an Australian, but currently live in Phuket Thailand for the last two years. I absolutely love photography, but have never had one lesson in it in my life. I grew up flicking through National Geographic magazine, and pinning ...
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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 | By magdalena | Views [589]
We were hoping to book a day bus from Inle back to Mandalay, but there weren’t any! The only choice we had were 2 night buses that got us into Mandalay early in the AM (go figure!). We booked the cheaper one assuming that would be fine---boy were ... Read more >
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 | By magdalena | Views [1448]
From Bagan, we organized a day bus to Inle Lake. I read plenty of forums about Inle because, until the last minute, we just weren’t sure we wanted to do it. All I had really read about it was that it was a lake at a higher elevation and you could ... Read more >
Tags: birdy- the a team
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | By magdalena | Views [575]
Another highlight point on this trip!! I was hoping I was going to like this place and I was hoping it would be as I imagined it---tranquil, remote and a hidden treasure! Jackpot!! Plains upon plains of temples dotting the barren landscape, with random ... Read more >
Tags: agnes obel - riverside (amazing world remix)
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 | By magdalena | Views [413]
First impressions:
The drive from the airport was a small representation of the whole country—barren landscapes, scattered pagodas and people, underdeveloped, and HOT! The drive from Mandalay airport to the city was about 45km so to be fair ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By missvijayan | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry
“India,” he says, pronouncing it with the verbal intonation of a ring announcer, delivering a heavy thud in the middle, and letting the end roll out from deep within his chest. “India?” he repeats, this time questioning more than stating. Perhaps, with ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By psxcharmaine | Views [261] | Scholarship Entry
The days here start early. At 430am, half an hour before the first days of morning light appear, the docks of Lan Ma Daw jetty in Yangon, Burma, are already bustling with people, from blurry-eyed students to laborers unloading basket-loads of food. It ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By at390 | Views [289] | Scholarship Entry
The day started and ended with dengue fever and the sun. The day itself was a 95 mile bicycle ride. Kianna-my tandem bike partner-and I started our trip in Kyiaktiyo, a Buddhist pilgrimage town, and peddled south along Myanmar’s coast to Mawlamyine, a ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By taylagentle | Views [223] | Scholarship Entry
They burst through the ornate wooden doors in a sea of red. Hitching up their robes as they spill from the temple, one hundred novice monks kick up a dust storm with their small sandaled feet. Like schoolboys released early from a math class, they ... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By natyrosa | Views [234] | Scholarship Entry
The little kid, now turned into our Bagan temples’ guide, had directed us to one more sight. Once we arrived, we climbed up some stairs and at the top, two local ladies greeted us. I instantly walked away thinking they would, as usual, try to force us ... Read more >
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By keyboardandcompass | Views [539] | Scholarship Entry
The pig was dead and half-shaved by the time we arrived. Blood dripped through the bamboo slats on which the butchery took place, mixing with bettle-spit on the pavement below. “This is not a Buddhist tradition?” I asked Johnathon, who sat with me as ... Read more >
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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 | By ricay | Views [290] | Scholarship Entry
The Shwedagon Pagoda, an enormous mass of gold with a gleaming spire, bathed in splendor under the full moon. It was a scene to behold and a perfect gift for my first night in Myanmar. But I wasn’t well. The travel flu has caught up with me. Exhausted, ... Read more >
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