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Swat Valley – Home Away From Home
If you visit Pakistan’s Swat Valley you will hear the area referred to as the “Switzerland of Asia”. Swat doesn’t need to rely on comparisons like this though, it has its own unique charm and beauty. A beautiful … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to Pyay; the Spectacled Buddha
Bagan, Inle Lake, the Shwedagon in Yangon; these and a few others are usually the first places to make the ‘must visit’ list when planning a trip to Myanmar. One place that doesn’t usually make people’s intimacy at all but … Continue reading
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Are You a Tourist or a Traveller? Inle Lake and the Phaung Daw Oo Festival.
“Are you a tourist or a traveler?” What’s the difference and does it even matter? In this context a tourist is one who is focused on seeing the major sights in a limited and well organised time schedule; who eats … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, backpack, backpacking, blind, buddhist, Burma, fewstival, inle lake, low vision, Myanmar, nyaungshwe, phaung daw oo, travel, vision impaired
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