Trekking in Kalaw


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January 20th 2012
Published: April 1st 2012
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Our guide was Ouzo and he was the fastest 59 year old trekker I have ever met.

The hike was awesome and he very informative about many aspects of Myanmar: history, the people, flora, fauna, agriculture, education, economics, etc.

We hiked through 3 different villages, poked our heads into a school, and chatted with locals along the way.

For lunch we went to a Nepalese place at the top of a hill with an amazing view. We ate freshly made chapatis with avacado. Avacado's in China are very rare and very expensive (at $6 each I have yet to eat one) so it was a nice treat even though others thought the lunch was kind of bland.


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A view of the town of Kalaw
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Traditional Shan attire.
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Shan State Scenery
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Classroom lessons
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Puppy in the Kalaw Market pre trek

This trouble maker was sent upstairs to do his studies.
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Kids at school
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Young child
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A highly entertaining thing to watch: kids going down a bumpy, rocky steep path with a homemade 'stick car'
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Kids...
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Shan State, Myanmar
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A sign on the road - end of trek


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