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Travel Blogs from Bagan
Temples and Queens
... was going to require a re-think. The secret in Bagan is to try to seconded guess where the large buses of predominantly Italian / French OAP’s (aka crusties) are going to visit. This knowledge can be used in two ways; 1. Crowd avoidance (i.e. grab some alone time at a more obscure shrine) 2. Hawker distraction (i.e. escape the clutches of the hawkers using the tour group as a human shield). Depending on your mood both options can come in handy.
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Bagan, Burma - The 'Angkor Wat' of Burma
... areas to get to the temples.
Sunrise at Shwegugyi
We found the best place to experience sunrise when we met a cute little girl selling postcards at Shwegugyi pagoda (temple), who had very good English and an outstanding knowledge of the temples of Bagan. From the top she could point and name all the temples you can see and took great photos for us without asking for money in return. She also told us that although this temple is not one of the ...
The Temples of Bagan
... is now opening up to the world, where as once it was cut off from and to so many places. A lot of restrictions are still in place though, and along with this, civil war continues in isolated areas.
Throughout my time here I have found that generally the Burmese people have little belief that things really will continue to improve. For many it is extremely hard to get work, especially work that is paid well, despite the cost of living often being that ...
Baganalliset menot
... jälleen pakenemaan ilmastoituun huoneeseen muutamaksi tunniksi.
Iltapäivällä otimme allemme fillarit ja lähdimme tutustumaan vanhaan Baganiin. Pyörimme vajaan kolme tuntia kohtuullisen vakuuttavia temppeleitä pällistellen, kunnes pimeys laskeutui Baganiin. Töötin pötsi alkoi jälleen kapinoimaan, joten päätimme käydä kysymässä paikalliselta lekurilta, mitä turhan pitkään jatkuneelle taudille tulisi tehdä. Lääkärin vastaanotto oli käytännössä apteekin perällä oleva ...
Beautiful & ancient Bagan
... 1498; אלינו ולנופ 07; לנו לשלום, ולא נראה שאיכפ 14; להם, שזרים עוברי 01; לידםב 12;געים אישיי 01; ...