Burma (Myanmar) travel stories

Burma Three: Lingering a little longer with the lotus-eaters

Pulling up his longyi, Naung Naung proudly shows us the tattoo of a rabbit on his right thigh, surrounded by a faded swirl of Pali inscriptions. "This one makes me jump higher", he explains, his fa...

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Burma Two: Bicycles in Bagan

Lying on my back, on the floor of the small hut, the only sounds I'm aware of are the creaking of bamboo and the grating whine of mosquitos swarming closer. Two old ladies - in whose home we ar...

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The end of Myanmar

After our last trip in the ute, Lucy was set to ride in the back, but for an extra dollar, we rode up front. Just as squashy, but nice seats. It was a 4 hour trip to Mawlamyaing. We had a brief st...

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The Jumping Cats

The bus was your usual SEA type. Small, squashy, with plastic seats in the middle for the locals or other passengers they picked up[ along the way. We went over a mountain pass. The road was dirt ...

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The wonders of Bagan

I have always followed the letter to the law, never eat the food at any place that buses stop at. We could not find any food for the 8 hour boat ride to Bagan. So we starved. I had a bad fever an...

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