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The train took off as soon as I had been escorted into my sleeper. It only stops for a few minutes at Pyay. Then, the conductor having been ousted …
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (OF THE HERD KIND) Properly equipped, you should by now be capable of tackling the freedom of the open footpath. However, the problem with the right to …
I walked about the downtown area thinking I knew where I was but I didn’t, so I taxied to the Central Hotel, had lunch in their blissfully cold air-con, …
The Mahamuni Paya is a vast complex just south of Mandalay. It has a plethora of entrances, passages, courtyards, pagodas, buildings and shrines all connected by tiled walkways lined …
At a gigantic monastery for novices, thousands of monks had their one meal of the day at this time. Poor things. I imagined how I would feel with only …
But Bo Bo said, ‘Three minutes’. A little rest for his Madonna first. I had a wash and then dinner. Despite repeating my order of a small fried rice …
VITAL EQUIPMENT Telling the difference between each grade of walker is relatively easy. The more dedicated a walker is, the more technical the equipment. An ambler, for example, wears …
Some kindly authorities cater for the new hiker just starting out on the long journey of discovery by spelling out the type of right of way they are on. …
RUCKSACKS Rucksacks now come in two varieties: daysacks and backpacks. Women can get away with wearing a daysack: small, delicate affairs with room inside to carry the merest of …
Bo Bo took me to a restaurant and announced, ‘Lunch’. I did as I was told even though it was only 11.15 am. The people at the eating place …
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