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one last look at our amazing hidden valley in Teknaf87 views
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old abandoned temple on a hill in the distance. we tried to get to it, but the road stopped, and there was a very steep climb up a hill, so we passed.87 views
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crazy bideshi (non-bangladeshi) Chuck feeding sheep peanuts, while we walk around the shops in town at night.87 views
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Jeffrey (my uncle's driver) with Chuck. His mother's Scottish - she left when he was 15 around the time when Burma was closed off to the world and he never heard from her again. super nice guy (used to be in the army, hard to believe)87 views
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a little later the place started filling up with local shan people - they ordered tea & snacks and intently watched a thai soap on the satellite tv87 views
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still exciting here (by my fourth time of flying close to the Himalayas, i was too jaded and that initial sense of wonder was lost)87 views
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the "square" (really a circle) around the stupa. it was beautiful being there at sunset, with the people, the mountains, even the pigeons!87 views
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the Garden of Dreams! what an evocative name, and so disappointing. 3 minutes walk from our hotel, we got lost & got to it after walking around for 40 minutes & finally taking rickshaws. basically nicely maintained old colonial garden87 views
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nepalese wine87 views
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after a while, people from the crowd started jumping into the performance area & dancing like mad. men, women -they were in a trancelike state. "trance" now conjures something so different, it's hard to convey the intensity of the moment87 views
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