Chicken butcher at work

Pyin oo Lwin

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November 7th 2017
Our alarm clocks were set for 5.25am ahead of an early departure for the airport. But we were woken at 4,00am by an alarm in the next door room, which went off every two minutes thereafter. No more sleep for us! Once at the airport, we joined the one and only queue for the Mandalay flight. After 15 minutes we had made no progress whatsoever. A sign at the desk told us that last check-in was 4 ... 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