Me, Kate and the gang on the Happy Bus

Farewell to the Land of Smiling People

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May 5th 2012
My journey continued from Mandalay, we had an 8 hour coach drive to Kalaw, a former British Hill station situated at 1 400m above sea-level (piece of cake for me!) on the rim of the Shan Plateau in the Pineland. We were welcomed by cool, spring-like weather, pine forests, tea plantations and colourfully dressed hill tribe people who come to Kalaw for trading at the local market. The surrounding hi ... read more

Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Inle Lake

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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