Destination: Myanmar
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Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [975]
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, 4 Sep 2008 | By yesacewol | Views [732]
Well after the hill tribe trek we cruzed back to Chiang Mai for the night and some much needed R&R. Did'nt really get it though as we had lots to do including another trip to the night markets. I need to stop spending money. After the night markets ... Read more >
Sun, 10 Oct 2010 | By emmavh2010 | Views [731]
Myanmar PART 1 Sitting in Bangkok’s Khaosan road district surrounded by a sea of amusements and adornments designed and provided for today’s backpackers, Myanmar with it’s all its peculiarities already seems a somewhat distant adventure, ... Read more >
Sat, 19 Mar 2016 | By gypsyjaz | Views [510] | Comments [3]
Myanmar is proving to be everything I hoped it would be and I have so far only been here a day. (Contemplating changing my outbound flight because there's just so much to learn and experience here that 11 days won't cut it). I lucked out with my cheap ... Read more >
Wed, 14 Dec 2016 | By iano | Views [408]
Attention Please: It is strictly forbidden to ascend the Royal Lion Throne.
The words stared at me, or maybe I stared at them. I couldn't help but wonder, what would happen if I did? Would adoring crowds come streaming forth in order to pay their ... Read more >
Tags: myanmar, rangoon, yangon
Tue, 1 Apr 2014 | By jaygotham | Views [388]
So... we only had 7 days in Myanmar. They were incredible. There were so many options of what to see but we decided to stick to the top three places: Yangon, Bagan and Inle Lake. I think we made 3 excellent choices.
We'd spoke to a few people ... Read more >
Sun, 31 Aug 2014 | By alinn | Views [322] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I am interest in adventure, cultures, festival and people life style. I am still learning in film making and photography. As a learner in film making, there will be benefits in my film making experiences.
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Sat, 16 May 2015 | By helencatherine | Views [247] | Scholarship Entry
Inside the carriage it rained leaves. Otherwise, it was a normal train, rattling through northern Myanmar, with harsh wooden seats that vibrated their occupants cross-country. A corner of the carriage was walled off as a ‘toilet’: a hole in the bottom ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By oneas | Views [209] | Scholarship Entry
Robert’s house was barely that. Wooden slats. Corrugated iron. There were two rooms and one was the neighbours’. Rice with a small helping of chicken. As is Burmese custom, I ate while my host watched. ‘Taunggyi’ means ‘huge mountain’, a translation ... Read more >
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Sun, 13 Dec 2015 | By finally | Photo Gallery
Bit early to say, but this will likely be the most unique country on our entire trip! Closed to the world for over 50 years by a military dictatorship, it has finally opened to tourism in the past few years. Don't wait to discover this untouched jewel ...
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Tags: hpa-an, inle lake, kalaw trek, myanmar, yangon
Sun, 2 Nov 2014 | By zachashton | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I have made the jump from musician to photographer. I decided to change my form of expression and direct the focus not onto myself, (as an artist) but to turn the lens towards the world. I bought a camera, took a weekend photography course and booked ...
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Mon, 17 Nov 2014 | By sea_2014 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I've never studied photography or art, but I always knew I was good in graphic design and sorting images.
Last summer I bought a camera for the first time in my life. I was leaving to spend 3 months alone in South East Asia and I would like to portray ...
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Tue, 5 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 | By dvlazar | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I ventured to Myanmar (Burma) in February 2010 for three weeks, with an ambition to capture some portraits of monks in their environments. I sought out monasteries and temples in various cities and towns in the hope to meet some monks, and learn more ...
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