Characteristic Burmese painting

April 9th 2010
Here we are now at my final destination - the capital city of Yangon. After Mandalay, my expectations weren’t too high, but I’ve got to say that while it isn’t Phnom Penh or Vientiane, it was probably more appealing (and functional) that I had expected. Certainly in the city, the streets seemed to flow a little better, and there were some great-looking old buildings down at the riverfront o ... 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

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Joan & Neil

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Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info

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