Trekking in the Rain

Pwin U Lwin and Hsipaw

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May 13th 2006
From Mandalay we headed north for a two day side-trip. It was five of us with the driver sharing a taxi - four heads in the backseat. It was not a comfortable ride. We left in the morning and arrived in a cute town of Pwin Y Lwin late morning. Not spending any time in the town we headed to the nearby waterfalls. It was a steep hike down (and an even worse hot and steep climb back to the c ... read more

Asia » Burma

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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