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The road to Mandalay

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January 15th 2015
We were not looking forward to leaving our beautiful hotel in Bagan and heading up to Mandalay, however it far surpassed our expectations. Mandalay was once the capital of Myanmar (but then it seems most towns in Myanmar were the capital at one time or another). King Min Dong (sounds like someone from Flash Gordon) was the last major King of Myanmar before the Brits colonised and it seems he had a ... 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