Shwedagon night

Money Matters & Shwedagon

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October 12th 2013
Following an early flight from KL LCCT we were so happy to see Ohnmar’s smiling face at Yangon. Ohnmar's first words to us were "are you ok, you sure?". This small question would be repeated so often it has now become our groups catch phrase. In the car the first thing I noticed as we headed into downtown Yangon was that the driver was sitting on the right hand side and was travelling in th ... 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