Fisherman holding fish, Inle Lake

FROM MANDALAY TO INLE LAKE & KALAW, MYANMAR

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February 13th 2018
Five hours on a bus from Bagan to Mandalay! The ride was very interesting, we saw local culture, small villages, farms & how people live in the countryside. We passed acres of farmland, where cotton, peanuts, onions, watermelons, peas, sesame, beans, corn & plums are grown. As we pulled into Mandalay, we saw many new hotels sandwiched in between very old hotels & brick buildings. Traffic is less i ... 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