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The Road to Mandalay: Mingalabar in Yangon – 2
We were scheduled to arrive in Yangon, Myanmar’s (Burma’s) former capital, largest city and commercial hub around 00:10 AM. Needless to say, connections from Hong Kong airport to our destination leave...
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The Road to Mandalay: Embarking Kindat Pandaw in Bagan – 3
Our home for the week ABOARD KINDAT PANDAW – Our one-hour flight from Yangon with Yadanarpon Airlines even included breakfast, something we appreciated in view of our early departure. That makes it a...
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The Road to Mandalay: Exploring the monuments of Bagan – 4
ABOARD RV KINDAT PANDAW – From the 11th to the 13th centuries, when Europe was building Gothic cathedrals, Bagan, capital of the first Burmese Empire was frenetically constructing thousands of temples...
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The Road to Mandalay: Experiencing the generosity of Myanmar’s people – 5
Balloons over Began at Sunrise ABOARD RV KINDAT PANDAW – Perfectly timed to coincide with the hot-air balloon launch, we cast-off from Bagan just at sunrise. It made for a memorable vision, but caused...
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The Road to Mandalay: Yandabo, peaceful if not prosperous – 6
ABOARD RV KINDAT PANDAW – Yesterday evening we enjoyed watching the crew moor our vessel to the riverbank. As we slowly edged toward the bank, depth was sounded employing a long, marked stick. A couple...
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The Road to Mandalay: Inwa, Mandalay City and the Festival of Light – 7
Demonstrating the substantial girth of a teak pillar at Bagaya Kyaung Monastery ABOARD RV KINDAT PANDAW – Inwa, like Bagan and Mandalay, and now Yangon, is a former capital city. It seems that...
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The road to Mandalay: Sagaing
Our guide, Kyaw in the back of the light truck ABOARD KINDAT PANDAW-Sagaing Hill rises above the Ayeyarwady downstream of Mandalay on the opposite bank. We are moored at the base of the hill. Our usual...
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The road to Mandalay: Nwe Nyein and Mingun
Young monks on the main street of Nwe Nyein ABOARD KINDAT PANDAW-Somewhere north of Mandalay along the banks of the Ayeyarwady, we cast-off our moorings by 6:00 AM for the three-hour up-river cruise to...
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The road to Mandalay: Reflections on a remarkable journey
The Ayeyarwady River with typical commerce ABOARD KINDAT PANDAW-Myanmar (formerly Burma) may not be at the top of the list for the occasional or less adventurous traveler. But for those seeking a...
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The road to Mandalay: Post-Cruise journey to Shan State
A few of the Buddha images in Pindaya Caves ABOARD KINDAT PANDAW-Early on a cool, rainy morning, the first such weather of our trip, we downed a cold buffet breakfast and bade last minute “good-byes”...
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