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Hello Colombo: gateway to Sri Lanka

As capital cities go Colombo isn’t one that’s brimming with must see sights. But recent restorations of colonial buildings along[…]

There’s no doubt 2016 was a bit of a rubbish year for many reasons, including for me, the loss of my[…]

I like cities and Mandalay was no exception. There was plenty to see, do and experience in the city centre,[…]

Every morning at around 8.45am a monk walks along the beach holding a fan to shield him from the sun.[…]

As our long tailed motorboat powered down the centre of Inle Lake first thing in the morning it was so[…]

As soon as we left the airport and hit the road to Mandalay we saw there was a bigger variety[…]

I’d seen photos of Bagan, one of Myanmar’s many ancient capitals, but it’s impossible for them to do justice or[…]

Like so many big cities Yangon is one of contrast. One minute you’re in the narrow smelly streets of Chinatown,[…]