View of Temple on Irrawaddy River

Bagan (Pagan)

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August 13th 2007
Myself and my 3 friends flew Air Bagan from Bangkok to Yangon on a nearly empty A-310, where I was the only white person! This is a new airline in Burma that just launched international flights, one per day!, to bangkok. There was almost noone in the "foreigners" immigration line at Yangon airport. We paid for most of our flights in advance (well, brian paid for mine, i still owe him money!) be ... read more

Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Bagan

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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more