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The tributes of Hpa-an
We arrived to Hpa-an (thank you Danny for the tip) after visiting the Golden rock further north. The small town is very quiet and the scenery on the shore of the crossing Thanlyin river compensates for the stress of traveling from Nyaungshwe all the way down south. The environment of Hpa-an is defined by huge…
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Mandalay manufacturing – Jade market
After seeing the production of gold leafs, buddha statues, betel leaf packages with areca nuts this day in Mandalay we weren’t over with the handicraft program yet. We stopped at the Jade market on 87th street near the river. The market is more like a business center. You will find all stages of processing here.…
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Bagan sunset
Today we rented an electric scooter and cruised the temple fields of Old Bagan and Nyaung U. In the afternoon it was time to meet my old friends Christian and Daniela who just arrived to Bagan after traveling through Myanmar the last 3 weeks. After a few welcome drinks we were off to another round…
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Village on the shore
Somewhere between Mandalay and Bagan The cruise included a stop on the shore to visit a local village. The population is basically farmers. They earn a little extra by selling straw hats. The whole village seems to be a vital part of the production process. I was able to enter one of the buildings without…
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The bright side of the moon
Opposite from the impressions at the dump yard this morning are the beaches on Koh Chang. The beach sites at this island are really nice. Sometimes it’s just you, perfect blue water and a Thai woman trying to sell you inflatable plastic dolphins. An awesome place. My accumulator of beach impressions is loaded to the…
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The dark side of the moon
When I was strolling around this morning for different impressions apart from the regular beach days I came across a dump yard. A few boys were preparing a truck with loads of rubbish. As a training after some days of photographic absence, I did enter the premises. First a little hesitant if someone would take…
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Arriving in Koh Chang
I promised to post some more High-Res pictures of my travel to Koh Chang. Now that I’m almost leaving the island they could be as well the pictures from my departure. I left Lonely Beach yesterday and moved to a new place called The Habitat. It is already a little north which means closer to…