Schlagwort-Archive: Rudyard Kipling

Yangon: The Strand

Erstellt am 7. März 2014 von sl4lifestyle

I love old traditional hotels. It is a hobby of mine to stay, if it is affordable. Still my favourite one is the Mount Lavinia in Colombo/Sri Lanka. And on my long list of hotels around the world I still … Weiterlesen →

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In Mandalay

Erstellt am 3. Februar 2014 von sl4lifestyle

Immortalised by Rudyard Kipling, Mandalay was established in 1857 in accordance with an ancient Buddhist prophecy. It was the final capital of Myanmar’s Konbaung Dynasty before the country was annexed by the British. The city takes its name from Mandalay … Weiterlesen →

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Burma remains a world apart

Erstellt am 25. Januar 2014 von sl4lifestyle

“This is Burma”, wrote Rudyard Kipling. “It is quite unlike any place you know about.” And he was right. More than a century later Myanmar remains a world apart. Photo: Enric Boixadós  

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