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Eleven Places to See in Southeast Asia

Bino — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:20 +0000

It took me over a year to post Part 2 of my Southeast Asian roundup, my little ode to this dynamic and diverse region which I call home. One year on and I still find myself traveling around Southeast Asia though now it’s mostly for work, transit or for back and forth trips between Manila...

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Burmese Days Pt 3 – From Scenic Pindaya to Placid Inle Lake

Bino — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:38:27 +0000

The third and final leg of our trip took us to the highlands of Shan State, which is not very far from China, Laos and Thailand. Again, we boarded a short morning flight – this time to Heho. By this time, the faces we saw inside the airport were beginning to look very familiar. Many...

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Burmese Days Pt. 2 – We’ve Only Just Bagan!

Bino — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:14:12 +0000

We left Rangoon for an early morning flight to Nyaung-U, the gateway to the ancient city of Bagan. Having been to both Angkor in Cambodia and Borobudur in Indonesia, I wanted to see with my own eyes how this much-raved about archeological zone compared with the other two. ladies catching up on the morning gossip...

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Burmese Days Pt. 1 – Introduction to Yangon

Bino — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:59:16 +0000

“This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about…” -Rudyard Kipling The second largest country in Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar) is not a place where people normally spend their Christmas and New Year holidays (that is, unless you’re Burmese). Many people have no idea about the majestic sights found in...

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