Fisherman, Shan hills to the east in the background

Inle Lake in the sunshine

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November 14th 2017
Our guide meets us with her boatman and his long tail boat at 8am for our first foray onto Inle Lake. We negotiate the narrow waterway between the first floating gardens we encounter before we get onto the lake proper, at which points the boatman opens the throttle and we start moving at speed, the bow lifting out of the water. Not sure how fast we are going but it is quite fun, a rather satisfyin ... 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