Wat Arun

Bangkok to Bagan via Yangon

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July 13th 2013
Arrived back into sweltering Bangkok from Siem Reap, having negotiated the time-consuming land border between Cambodia and Thailand and the seemingly omnipresent freeway jams. Met up with an old university friend for the weekend - visiting Wat Arun by the river for impressive views over the city, before trying Durian fruit (horrible !) and a Pad Thai (pretty tasty) from a street market. A quick sw ... 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