Sunday, 27 April 2014
Trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake
The most wonderful host for the first night of our trek. Couldn't speak a single word of English. But language is not only spoken through words.
Inspirational People
This man is one of the many inspirational people I met in Burma. He told me about his attempts to change a repressive society. After having tea together he took me back to his home and introduced me to his wife. He showed me the clippings of the articles which he has written and has subsequently had published since a greater freedom of the press in Myanmar. He also showed me his modest collection of books and poems which most inspired and motivated him.
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Trekking in Hsipaw
The forever burning landscape. Forest fires and the purposeful burning of the land seemed around every corner
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Train to Hsipaw
Catching the 4am train to Hsipaw. 12 hours spent sat on a wooden bench, but it was a journey I would do all over again.
A little while coming...
Unfortunately my initial plan to post a picture everyday was disrupted slightly by an inability to access this blog during my entire time in Burma. My first evening in the country was spent watching the sun set on U Bain bridge - the longest teak bridge in the world. Under the bridge fishermen expertly caught kilos of fish in their longyis.
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