Ladder up a Palm Tree

Big is Beautiful

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December 7th 2010
With its faint searchlight trained on the muddy banks of the Irrawaddy, the ferry eventually found the jetty for Nyaung U in the darkness. The riverbank was alive with a bustle of touts and families greeting their friends and relatives after the long trip from Mandalay and the village’s en-route. We caught a small taxi into the main town after paying the unavoidable government fee of $10 to vis ... read more

Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Bagan

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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