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More Bloodied Smiles
(Jan 03 '07)
"I needed some good karma, so releasing a bird was the only solution"
The Boat Trip
A recurring theme throughout my Myanmar entries are the epics than getting from A to B turned out to be, and the ...
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Cycling Burma: You Say Bye-Bye, And I Say Mingalaba
(Mar 23 '07)
"At the Water Festival, there are no time-outs!"
MYANMAR TOURING HIGHLIGHTS
*Ecstatic children waving and yelling "Hello", or just as often, "Bye-Bye," as you ride or walk by.
*Amazing people who ...
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It was late by the time I showered and had dinner but first impression was good and the next day revealed that the Bagan Thande Hotel is ...
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Going upriver to Bagan
(Nov 23 '06)
It was with great excitement that I set out from Mandalay on the boat trip to Bagan, the old capital from the 9th Century ; going to this place has been a goal of mine for years.
A one way ticket ...
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Surprising Bagan
(Jul '06)
Day 9: The Ancient Cities of Mandalay
(Oct 06 '07)
"The beggars lived in the shadow of one of the world’s most richly adorned objects, more gold added to it daily."
Day 8: Mandalay by bicycle
(Oct 05 '07)
"I came no closer to discovering whether monks are allowed to wear underwear."
My room was comfortable after a week of dog boxes, with a terrific view of a sludge pond in the neighbour’s
backyard. After ...
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Day 11: Stupafied
(Oct 08 '07)
"The Department of Archeology has done restoration work far more destructive than the 1975 earthquake."
Khin Zaw, our horse cart driver, was waiting outside the
hotel when I emerged at the much more ...
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Day 10: Peanuts Ahoy!
(Oct 07 '07)
"We had beer, now all we needed were peanuts to go with it. Luckily I had a sack under my chair,"
The ferry down the Ayeyarwady river to Bagan was leaving at 5am. The unsociable hour was due to the ...
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Day 12: Buddha fatigue
(Oct 09 '07)
"I’d thought I was alone, but in true Myanmar style an eight year old kid appeared and tried to sell me a bottle opener."
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