New Mandala

The eagle-eyed among the New Mandala readership will notice that this shop, spotted in a Burmese tourist market, offers a special discount….
 

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In northern Burma, posters of Southeast Asia’s highest peak, the imposing Hkakabo Razi, are common.  The peak itself is about 40 days walk from the nearest major town, Putao, in the Kachin State.  It was (understandably enough) only first climbed in 1996, by a Japanese and Burmese team.

Compared to the “mountains” that dominate the more familiar landscapes of northern Thailand, Laos [...]

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