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Monks are given rice by faithful women  on their early morning walk through Luang Prabang

Sticky Rice

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [2,422]

After living in Asia for three years I thought I had tried every kind of rice dish imaginable. Laos held proved me wrong.

Destinations: Vientiane | Pakxan | Luang Prabang | Vang Vieng | Savannakhet | Pakxe | Luang Namtha | Laos | Plain of Jars | Lancang-Mekong River
Topics: Travel | Adventure | 20th Century History | Traditions | Ecotourism | Economy | Food | Culture | People | Working Abroad | Agriculture | Shopping
Phu Yao Bridge, one of the many elics of the Vietnam War, is a tourist attraction for travellers keen on discovering the legacy of Vietnam's war history.

Re-visiting war grounds carries on brotherhood legacy

David Calleja - davidcalleja [494]

A former soldier of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) speaks of his war experience and re-integration to visitors intrigued by Vietnam's past.

Destinations: Malaysia | Shan State | Vietnam | Korea, S | Mekong River | Cambodia | China | Laos | Thailand | Philippines
Topics: Travel | Culture | Working Abroad | War & Conflict
The newlywed's wedding bed, in the home of the groom.

Water Dai Wedding in Xishuangbana

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,143]

As is the Dai custom, a party has been sent out from the groom's village, consisting of the groom and his family, off to the bride's village, about 30 km to the north, to pick her up. Perhaps this...

Destinations: Kunming | China | Yunnan | Lancang River | Lijiang River | Lancang-Mekong River
Topics: Culture | Travel | Women & Travel | Traditions | Ecotourism
piebald feral, temple market Sangklaburi, Thailand

The dogs of Sanglaburi

John McMahon - dictater2 [261]

When a motor cycle plows into a dog on a dark road in the mountians of thailand I find myself cared for by a women I cant communicate with.

Destinations: Malaysia | United Arab Emirates | Burma | Mekong River | Cambodia | Laos | Thailand | Japan
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Literature | Animals | Music | Traditions | Economy | Culture | Food | Working Abroad | War & Conflict | Ancient History | Architecture

Mandalay's Hopes and Sorrows

Sara Hui - sarahui [50]

Remembering a peaceful and cheerful Myanmar before the devastating cyclone

Destinations: United Arab Emirates | Malaysia | Burma | Indonesia | Singapore | Hong Kong | Korea, S | India | Sri Lanka | Maldives | China | Cambodia | Thailand | Japan
Topics: Travel | Women & Travel | Working Abroad
Village girls playing with flowers near Monywa.

Monywa

Eugene Latt - eugenekyaw [120]

Since Monywa has many places to see,at least two-day stay is advised.Must-sees are 1.Thanboddhay Pagoda 2.Bohdi Tahtuang 3.Kyayukka Village 4.Po Win Taung 5.Amyint Village and the town's markets.

Destinations: Burma
Topics: Travel
Thanboddhay Pagoda ,constructed in 1939 and completed in 1952,is the most beautiful architecture in and around the town of Monywa.In the niches of the pagoda are 582, 257 Buddha images.

Monywa

Eugene Latt - eugenekyaw [120]

I was born and raised in Monywa,136 km north-west of Mandalay.Its people are known as typical Burmese (they like to describe Monywa as "the educated town") since many of famous scholars and...

Destinations: Burma
Topics: Travel
To Myanmar With Love

Michael Meadows breaks down between Mandalay and Bagan

To Myanmar With Love - tomyanmarwithlove [630]

Morning mist cloaks the sleeping city of Mandalay, its quiet streets a swirling sea of dawn-lit gray. Old buses growl irritably, spewing thick smoke as they cough and sputter to life. Blinking against...

Destinations: Mandalay | Burma | Bagan
Topics: Travel
A new book of pictures about Burma.    A collection of traditional tales and legends illustrated by pictures from all around the country, even from some of the most secluded ones.

A new book of pictures of Burma

Guillaume REBIERE - g_rebiere [55]

Traditional tales and legends are often a open windows on the history and the collective unconscious of a populations. They help understand the fervour around the main religious sites and pagodas in...

Destinations: Burma
Topics: Travel

Gambling in Myamar

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [22,438]

Chinese gamblers eager for a turn at the baccarat table cross into Burma in droves, to try their luck at the casinos of Maijayang, a Myanmar frontier town.

Destinations: Burma
Topics: Economy | Travel | People
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