The hills to the west of the lake are off limits to foreigners. This is ostensibly due to ongoing conflict in the region involving the Kachin Independence Army and various illegal gold …
A mainstay on the Burmese backpacker trail, Inle Lake draws many baggy, cotton trouser wearers to its picturesque shores and hiking trails. A distant second in terms of visitor numbers, but still mentioned in various aspirational, …
As with many places in Myanmar, there are no official tourist attractions in Katha. But this is one of Myanmar’s charms. You are spared the enthusiasm-draining experience of shuffling around a …
Among the many dominions in the British Empire, Burma (as it was called then) can seem overshadowed by the Raj HQ in India. During the late 19th century the Indian immigrant population …
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- THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF KIF
- A RIVER OF LUIZHOU SNAILS
- HONG KONG: THE PAST AND THE PROTESTS
- SRI LANKA ATTACKS: WERE THE GOVERNMENT AND BUDDHIST EXTREMISTS BEHIND THEM?
- PEDDLING PERFECTION: CYCLING THE SHIMANAMI KAIDO ROUTE, PART 2
- PEDDLING PERFECTION: CYCLING THE SHIMANAMI KAIDO ROUTE, PART 1
- RETRO GAMING IN JAPAN
- WHEN INDAWGYI, PART 2
- WHEN INDAWGYI LAKE, PART 1