mrauk u landscape

July 26th 2011
Mrauk U is an ancient city similar to Myanmar’s most popular attraction, Bagan. The former capital of the powerful Arakanese Kingdom was once compared in wealth to the cities of London and Amsterdam. The area is scattered with hundreds of temples and pagodas, but the real beauty of Mrauk U versus Bagan is that there is still active village life surrounding the temples. We met a farmer who pro ... read more

Asia » Burma » Western Burma » Mrauk U

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

Message Follow (30) Comment

AfricaBound

Hi! Welcome to our travelblog page. We initally called ourselves "AfricaBound" because we spent a year traveling around Africa from August 2007 to August 2008. At that time, little did we even think that we could go on another extended trip. Somehow through much perseverance and determination we were able to save up for yet another extended trip, this time as sort of a honeymoon. Our current itinerary has us traveling from July 2010 until December 2011 through Central Asia, China, New Zealand, Australia and then back up to SE Asia, Nepal, India and then finally Japan. Please feel free to s... full info

Joined	July 21st 2007	Trips	1
Last Login	October 14th 2022	Followers	30
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	52
Blogs	215	Guestbook	394
Photos	3,377	Forum Posts	51

[photo=6333512]

[blogger=43948]

[photo=6333512]

[blog=631480]

[blogger=43948]

Top Photos Trips (1)Blog Map

Tot: 0.032s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 9; qc: 11; dbt: 0.0107s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb