Inle Lake: Leg Rowers, Stilt-House Villages and Visa Accepted Everywhere?!
October 22nd 2014 October 22nd, 2014
Our next stop on the adventure was to be Inle Lake, famous for its leg-rowing fishermen and stilt-house villages...decided to suck it up and take a minibus instead of flying, thereby saving a substantial amount of money...and while overland here is slow (was supposed to take 6 hours, took more than 8) it did provide some great vistas and views, worth it in the end...although th
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Tara Cloud
Visas accepted--there's no escape!
Sad you were sick, but glad you were able to rally for the wine-tasting and Shan meal. The lake sounds lovely--amazing leg rowers and how lucky to come across a festival. Also great to hear that one can just show up and find a fine place to stay, so you have the freedom to decide at the last minute when it's time to leave.