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TOUCHED DOWN IN MYANMAR

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February 1st 2016
Geo: 16.7837, 96.1568It is currently February 1st, at 10:07 AM here, and 10:37 PM on January 31st at home. 11-1/2 hour time difference. I did know know that was a thing.Our adventure began very early in Yangon, the former colonial capital of Myanmar. The exceptionally friendly people of the former British colony known as Burma were very welcoming after long being isolated under a military dict ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more