Yangon, formerly Rangoon and no longer the capital of Myanmar, is a diverse city. Two days in Yangon is enough to see the contrast of an evolving culture and a…
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Shwedagon Pagoda at sunrise | Yangon’s golden stupa
by Vanessaby VanessaThe glittering Shwedagon Pagoda in is situated at the top of Singuttara Hill in a prime position overlooking the city of Yangon. Having seen this beauty amongst the crowds at…
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Fading tradition: Face-tattooed tribal women in Chin State
by Vanessaby VanessaThe face-tattooed ladies are a distinguishing feature of the tribes in the Chin region of Myanmar. This practice was outlawed in 1962 by the government supposedly on humanitarian grounds so…
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Damnoen Saduak is a world-famous floating market about 100 kilometres southwest of downtown Bangkok, Thailand. Whilst it’s grown into a tourist trap, the bustling Damnoen Saduak floating market is a…