Thanakar

Inle Lake (Inlay Lake), Shan State

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February 28th 2014
We had two fantastic days at Inle Lake (aka Inlay Lake). The lake is very large and is famous for its fishermen who row their boats standing up using one leg to balance and the other to row with as they lay or gather their nets or use their bamboo cone shaped fish traps and fork to stab, but not kill the fish (fish don't go off if they are still alive!). We traveled about the lake in l ... read more

Asia » Burma

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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