 Early evening at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon / Young woman wearing thanaka paste mask |
 by Philip Game
Sitting in a concrete-floored shop as horse-carts clatter past the door: an internet connection seems miraculous after three days of frustration...
Almost as marvellous, perphaps, as cats trained to leap through hoops. Just a gentle paddle away, the ethereal waters of Inle Lake are home to the Intha, Burma’s famed leg-rowers.
Much debate enlivens the question of whether one should visit Myanmar at all, given the country's appalling human rights record. Travel writers supposedly enjoy the luxury of being able to sidestep political issues - but is this really so?
Aloof from the world, Burma / Myanmar remains a land of mysteries, some dark, others whimsical. A golden boulder perches inches from perdition; a train lumbers into view, hours late.
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