Beautiful Burma (Memorable Myanmar)

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March 22nd 2008

Published: March 22nd 2008

Burma has suffered immensely over the last century. First there were the three Anglo-Burmese Wars with Britain. Then World War II with the Japanese and British fighting for control of Burma. Finally in 1947 Bogyoke Aung San (the father of Aung San Suu Kyi) met with the colony's executive deputy chairman of the Governor's Executive Council and signed a pact which stipulated self-rule within one ... Read Full Entry

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Sunrise in Bagan

We would have loved to do the hot air balloon rides but at US$250 they were the same cost as our entire budget for 2 weeks in Burma!

Bagan

Most toursits went around in these horse carts but we hired bikes and used them the whole time we were there. They allowed you to go wherever you wanted whenever you wanted!

Ploughing using a buffaloe!

Inle Lake

Drying beans near Inle Lake

A small boys finger showing how small the dried fish and shrimps are!

If you look closely in the top left hand corner you can make out some other "suspicious" contents...

Preparing Betel

Tried this a few times while I was in Burma but the first time was by far the most memorable. I was riding a bicycle around Bagan and after chewing for a few mintues I got really dizzy and had to stop and wait for a bit. Didn't realise that it gave you such a spin!

Inle Lake

A young girl paddling from the front of a canoe.

Fish Market in Nyaungshwe

Government Sign

These are up in every major town or city!

Chatting after dinner in Swe Swe Oo's house

Small monk with a cat at the monastery

Swe Swe Oo in a local Pagoda

Spirulina Beer

A Burmese beer with a highly questional claim to fame! :)

22nd March 2008

Barbara
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Thanks for the beautiful photos and your reflections on Burma. I especially loved the photo of Fishing on Inle Lake. It was a special privilege to meet such lovely people in Myanmar!

22nd March 2008

Justin
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Cane ball sounds exactly like hacky sack...
And also, nice skirt.

23rd March 2008

Penny
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Thanks again Joel, great blog as always i feel i have been there a little.

23rd March 2008

Colin
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What an amazing country!
Thanks for so quickly writing up your story of such an amazing country. Beautiful photos make it so special - was hoping to see a photo of Swe Swe Oo!

23rd March 2008

Joel
Joel Meadows

Look further... :P
There is a photo of Swe Swe Oo, you just have to click to see the next lot of photos because once again I added more than 27.

23rd March 2008

clara
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speechless
great work joelo! its a pleasure reading your blog and imagining your beautiful travel experiences...nice outfit-change by the way! ;)

24th March 2008

Hutcho
Daniel Hutchinson

Burma sounds awesome
I too would like to make fun of your skirt and (if I look closely) your feeble attempts at facial hair.

24th March 2008

galacticnick
galacticnick

great video
wow, look at them row. it is amazing they did not fall off the boat.

25th March 2008

Sashi
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hey joel. i'm glad to see that in any situation there are always people smiling. thanks for reminding me of that. great blog, keep them coming. p.s nice skirt

22nd November 2010

Carmen <pellón
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Me gusto la foto de Joel y también la cerveza
Las fotos no se ven, me hubiera gustado recordar las cervezas que tome en mi viaje a Myanmar

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