"Tanaka girls"

No, these girls are not wearing a make up, they are protecting their skin from the sun. Tanaka is the local magic, which is made from the bark of the Tanaka tree, mixed with water and applied on skin. Men also use it as it gives nice smooth and soft skin. It's great stuff, better than sunscreen, so I bought my own Tanaka set :o)

Bagan, the fairy tale land

March 17th 2010
Dear Friends, Although we are in Thailand already, we still owe you with our final entry on Myanmar. So here you go! Wonderland After our lengthy budget cruise we got back safe to Mandalay. There we only spent one day this time, which passed in lazyness but socially. We met 2 fellow travellers in the guesthouse, Marcel from Germany and Tim from Australia. Both nice guys, Tim is ... read more

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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

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