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Mt Popa & Bagan

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December 2nd 2008
Back in Mandalay, I change my plan of going further north to visit monasteries in Saging Hills. Instead, I'll go south to Bagan via Mount Popa with M. She laughs in the morning when I show up with my backpack ready for the 6-hour drive. Jokingly, she says that I'm just using her for a free lift and starts to call me “Leech". Travelling the back way to Bagan, through remote arid landscapes, ... 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