Dream journeys -- A challenge -- Dreams (Light and shade ; Golden vertigo and dark decay (Rangopon -- Yangon) ; The biggest book in the world (Mandalay) -- The golden country (Pagan -- Bagan) -- The highland Eden (Inle Lake) -- A world apart (Pindaya -- the mountain dwellers) ; Land of the ogres (Arakan -- Mrauk U) -- Smugglers' kingdom (The south, Kulla-lo-lo) -- Aung Sn Suu Kyi, the steel orchid) Travelogue (Itinerary ; Organisation ; Transport ; Accoommodation, leisure activities ; Culinary delighst ; Courtesty and good manners ; Miscellaneous ; Getting there ; Historical timeline ; Bibliography, filmography, websites)
In the dark for decades under the oppressive rule of the military junta, in the spring of 2012 Myanmar finally glimpsed the first rays of a democracy that may well prove to be permanent. Christine Nilsson has travelled extensively throughout the country.
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Manners and customs.
Burma --Pictorial works. Burma --Social life and customs. Burma --Description and travel.