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Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Pyin U Lwin October 16th 2008

Transport in Myanmar counts as one of the worst on the globe. Therefore the plan was right from the beginning to travel only short distances and few places. The run down taxis in Yangon give the first impression, later the old Japanese government and school buses. Travel speed with buses is around 40-50 km/h and the train manages modest 25 km/h. This can be less on bad roads or minor train lines with the vehicle been filled up to the roof. We took a new express bus to Mandalay, that managed the 250 km distance in fast 6.5 hours and jumped straight onto a shared taxi to reach our final destination Ping U Lin - a former British hillside station. The last travel leg was very fast since the road is part of the famous Burma ... read more
Wild west taxis in Ping U Lin
Portrait of General in British Club Ping U Lin
View over Hsipaw valley

Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Pyin U Lwin July 6th 2008

Dear Patrons: Welcome to our news letter. The Staff at Different Perspectives try to bring a clearer picture of current events effecting China and Asia. Although we believe the international media driven primarily by western worlds interests, is bringing the public events as they happen, we at Different Perspectives are independent and non biased without an agenda for prestige or monetary profit. We simply feel the western world may be somewhat isolated from news that is local to our office here in Beijing, China. We hope you enjoy the news from a different perspective. Please contact us with your questions or comments. Thank you Different Perspectives Staff Edward Recently I have returned from a 9 week tour of South East Asia and am reporting on my perspective and personal experience. Currently our newsletter is focusing on ... read more
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Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Pyin U Lwin June 1st 2006

Anisakan Falls I met up with Magdalena, my German friend, and Inbar, a one-armed Israeli Major, one morning and we decided to go an see a waterfall. A two hour taxi ride and 40 minute walk down a bloody steep track got us hot and sweaty, but the waterfall was magnificent. Mag and Inbar got out pretty quickly, but I was determined to cool down enough for the long walk back up the steep track. On the way down to the waterfall we made friends with a drink seller, or more accurately, a drink seller attached herself to us like a limpet. We each bought a drink off her at the waterfall to get rid of her, which is of course like giving a cat milk to leave your back door. Her small cooler, which contained ... read more
Black Swans at National Kandawgyi Gardens




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