Burma World Map
Finally we were in Mandalay. Founded in 1857 by the penultimate Burmese king, Mindon, it is not an ancient city. It became the capital in 1861 when King Mindon …
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Appalachian Trail Hiking Maps
Landranger With pretty pink covers, the Landranger series covers the entire British Isles in 204 sheets at a scale of 2cm to 1km (1% inches to one mile). However, …
Washington Hiking Trails Map
TRANTER’S VARIATIONS Scotsman Phillip Tranter made the realisation that Naismith’s timings assumed that everyone had the same fitness level, whereas any bluffer knows that some people can carry eight …
Boulder Hiking Trail Map
ELECTRIC FENCES Electric fences add a certain frisson of excitement to a walk. Landowners are entitled to use electric fencing near, alongside and across rights of way on a …
Mt Washington Hiking Trails Map
SHEEP There are two kinds of sheep: those that wet themselves in fear at the sight of a walker, and those that think you are a farmer and have …
Killington Hiking Trail Map
Both manufacturers and outdoor gear shops are keen to use buzzwords when describing their products, so the sooner you latch onto these, the better. Activewear Designed to make you …
Burma India Map
Inside the grounds I was confronted by a long driveway. No vehicles are allowed in except the motorbikes for hire that belong there. After a struggle I gave in …
Chantry Flats Hiking Trails Map
WAYMARKS Waymarks are for wimps, and signposts are for softies. Expert hikers always know which way to go, and usually it’s any way they like. A waymark is traditionally …
Mt Rainier Hiking Map
PEDOMETERS Never wear a pedometer. Seasoned hikers know how far they’ve walked just by smelling the air. (The further the walk, the more pungent the body odour.) Pedometers work …
Where Is Burma Located On The Map
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 …