Golden Rock

Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock)

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November 22nd 2008
In the morning, I go out into the noisy and dusty main street of Bago to find a way to get to 'Golden Rock'. At first, no one seems willing to take a foreigner but finally, a pick-up taxi takes me along patched-up and pothole-ridden roads to Kyaikto. I change over to another pick-up for the last leg of the journey and arrive in the dusty village of Kinpun. There are only two guest houses th ... read more

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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