A short visit to the land of a thousand temples

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January 11th 2015
Bagan had always been on my destination list as it was said to be the land of a thousand pagoda, so when I had the opportunity, I decided to go even if it was for a short period. Little that I knew the Silk Air ticket I purchased actually was the longer version of flight from Singapore to Yangon as it transit in Mandalay (in hindsight, I should have purchased a ticket from Singapore Airlines). As ... 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