Inle Lake

Inle Lake

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December 19th 2006

Published: January 6th 2007

I had no idea what to expect from Burma. Out of all the travelers I have met along the way, only two had actually been there before. Everyone else had stories of people they knew who knew other people who had dared to risk traveling within Myanmar's untouched territory. I couldn't seem to get 'the bus ride from hell' story out of my head no matter how hard I tried. A guy I met knew another guy w... Read Full Entry

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Burmese Beetlenut: Step 2

Add lime paste, pieces of bettlenut and a variety of other random things - I think there was some coconut. Usually tobacco is added but I opted to have it without.

Burmese Beetlenut: Step 3

Wrap it up like so

Burmese Beetlenut: Step 4

Get up the guts to put it in your mouth

Burmese Beetlenut: Step 5

Chew

Burmese Beetlenut: Step 6

Try to keep chewing

Burmese Beetlenut: Step 7

(Just to prove I was actually eating it!) It has a very crunchy sort of texture to begin with and the beetlenut stains your mouth red

Burmese Beetlenut: Step 8

Try not to gag

Burmese Beetlenut: Step 9

Just spit it out!!

Burmese Beetlenut: Step 10

Wash your mouth out really well. > I think I failed the attempt to blend in the with locals. I just cant stand beetlenut. Most people we met were constantly chewing it - the guy that made mine has 10 a day!

Funny Man

On our last night in Inle we met this guy - his seems to love his beetlenut and cheap whisky! Needless to say he was very entertaining

The Last Inle Supper

Here with Frank, Yvonne, Bindal and our new friend

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