Tag: Myanmar

Under threat: Artisanal oil drilling in Myanmar

Artisanal oil drilling on the banks of the Irawaddy: A 300-year tradition that is now in decline...

Up, Up and Away: Hot air ballooning in Myanmar

When the Montgolfier Brothers first took to the sky in 1783, they travelled six miles across the western outskirts...

A colourful journey to the enigma that is Myanmar

An enigma and, it has to be said, a controversial tourist destination these days. But visitors to Myanmar help support the ordinary people who, despire privation, always seem to be smiling.

Myanmar Part IV: The road to Mandalay

Part Four of our series of Ricoh GR photographs in Myanmar. On the road to Mandalay.....

Myanmar III: From Inle to Bagan

Jean continues his adventures in Myanmar with his favourite Ricoh GR camera. Part Three in the series unfolds.....

Travels with the Ricoh GR: Myanmar Part 2, Inle Lake

The second part of my travels in Myanmar captured on the trusty little Ricoh GR

Myanmar: A sad picture at Ngwe Saung Beach

Sadness is reflected in this picture taken on a beach in Myanmar…..

Travels with the Ricoh GR: Myanmar Part I, Yangon

Almost three years ago our steps led us to the golden land known as Myanmar. That was before the election when the LND won a landslide victory. What was striking at the time was the people's hope for a more democratic regime…..