MYANMAR

MYANMAR

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YANGON
Myanmar

YANGON

The name Yangon meant nothing to me at first; only its English variant, Rangoon, was more familiar. This city, like much of Burma, was occupied for a long time…

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Inle Lake - Day 2
Myanmar

Inle Lake - Day 2

On my second day at Inle Lake I again arranged a boat, because I wanted to travel all the way to the village of Inthein. It doesn't lie directly on the lake, b…

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Inle Lake - Day 1
Myanmar

Inle Lake - Day 1

The trek from the town of Kalaw to Inle Lake took three days. I've written about this trek before, and you can read the article "here." At the lake I immediate…

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Bagan
Myanmar

Bagan

After eight hours on a bus along Myanmar's poorly maintained roads, I arrived in the town of Bagan at around three in the morning. I took a taxi and we drove a…

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