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editor — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 23:06:00 +0000

Maymyo, now Pyin U Lwin, was a British hill station established on the site of a small village in 1896 as a place for the colonial government administration to escape the heat of the plains. After the railway from Mandalay was completed it became the British summer capital until the end of British rule in 1948. It is a delightful little town, famous for its colonial houses, great fruit and vegetables, jams and juices and the National Kandawgyi Gardens. Established in 1915, the gardens cover 176 hectares and have 480 species of plants. That evening I dined in solitary splendour

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Burma On The Map

editor — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 23:42:00 +0000

I rode back to the hotel in a buggy straight out of Cobb and Co, an old wooden mini stage coach. These are the usual method of transport in Pyin U Lwin unless you want to ride pillion on a motorbike. At dusk I sat on the hotel balcony. The mosquitoes were very bad then and a waiter lit a repellent coil under my feet, which, combined with catnip drops behind the ears, helped to fend them off. Horse carts arrived at the hotel, delivering tourists back from day trips. The horses generally looked in good condition and well cared

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