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Fri, 21 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [820]
Up in the Shan hills and the country is in chaos. Monks have been striking for almost a week asking for reforms. Not that we would know, except that in the last couple of days it has been literally impossible to get an outside line for the phone and the ... Read more >
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Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [1077]
Things you learn to do without in Burma
1. Electricity. Whether it is a 5 star hotel, a dingy little café or a store, electricity comes and goes at will. For indefinite amounts of time and business continues as usual with private generators or without.... Read more >
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Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [1721]
Kalaw is an old British hill station nestled in the bowl formed by green slopes. It’s got a sky blue and white mosque, a terracotta church, a field of white stupas and a golden Buddhist temple. The market is at the heart centre of the town and serves ... Read more >
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [1177]
We took the easy option and flew to Heho, the gateway to Inlay Lake. We still have not realised that the time here in Myanmar is half an hour backwards with respect to Thailand, so we turn up earlier to everything we plan. It will still take another day ... Read more >
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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [1092]
Yangon, Mandalay, the Ayeyarwady river, the Shan states, how much magic and dreaming is associated with those names. They conjure up exotic and mysterious images, strange and faraway lands at the crossroads of the gulf of Bengal, the start of the Himalayas, ... Read more >
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Thu, 7 Jun 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [4174]
Whether or not you should travel to Myanmar
(or Burma) is still debated. If you are unaware of the situation there,
basically the government is harsh and repressive, and the leader of the
National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi ,
has ... Read more >
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Wed, 30 May 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [5308] | Comments [1]
All to pick up a parcel, one I've spent over 4 months waiting for. It turns out it's already on its way back to England - thank you parcelforce. Life is spent sorting out where to go next, watching films and experiencing the world of Kao San Road. ... Read more >
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Sat, 26 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1251]
We saved the most majestic site for last... The grand Shwedagon Paya in Yangon. From afar, you'd think you might be near Disney's magic kingdom. This glittering golden monument rises 98 meters and can be seen throughout the city. It's over 2500 years ... Read more >
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Fri, 25 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1303]
As if we haven't had enough torturous bus rides here, we again opted to put ourselves through it again. 15 hours, no A/C, windows that don't open, and a busload of betel-nut spitting zealots... Yep, our last bus ride in Myanmar, from Bagan to Yangon ... Read more >
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Thu, 24 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1149]
Another scorcher today, I was feeling a little better after managing to keep some toast in me, so we decided to rent a couple of bicycles to explore the ancient sites. The hotel rented beach-cruiser type bikes equipped with baskets and bells. We spent ... Read more >
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Thu, 24 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [953]
Behind the big beautiful smiles and cheerful "hello's" and "mingalaba's", several locals told us that the Burmese people are generally sad and troubled. They used to fight it, but have been so crushed, both physically and psychologically ... Read more >
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Wed, 23 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1177]
Looking out over the land here in Bagan, it's a surreal landscape... with thousands upon thousands of Buddhist monuments protruding up into the sky. It's like having landed on the moon, it's that unusual. A 100 degree Fahrenheit day, with next to 90 ... Read more >
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Tue, 22 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1024] | Comments [1]
As if we hadn't had enough of the bus, we took another to Bagan from Mandalay. We had wanted to take the full day boat, but it didn't leave for a few days because it's low tourist season now. Our bus this time was truly a local experience. We thought ... Read more >
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