Prome to Mandalay
The rivers you will sail on are subject to seasonal rises and falls of water level, in some places as much as 30 metres. Water levels can change dramatically overnight and a sudden rise can impede our progress upstream considerably and even prevent us from passing under certain bridges. A sudden fall can result in our being unable to get into certain places...
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In 1885 the British annexed the ancient kingdom of Burma and so began a love affair which lasted until the Second World War. Today on arriving in Myanmar (renamed since 1989), the visitor is still likely to be as entranced as our Victorian forefathers. Finding an extraordinarily picturesque land populated by people...
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