Shwe Yan Pyay monastery

Bagan to Inle Lake

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November 13th 2017
Win Bo and our driver collect us at the civilised time of 745am for the 20 minute drive to Nyaung U airport for our flight to Heho (pronounced “Hur-ho”) which is the nearest airport to Inle Lake. The airport exterior is designed to look like a temple. Inside everyone mills around the “all flights check in” desk. A man cursorily weighs our bags and then sticks two tags on them before wander ... 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