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Image of Five Buddha Images, in the Hpaung Daw Oo Pagoda

Hpaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival

    Our first trip to Myanmar lasted less than a week, but we were hooked and ended up staying nearly a month to work on our MYANMAR 180º book, on our next trip....

Image of Elephant balloon number 3 ready for take-off

The Tazaungdaing Festival, Shan State, Myanmar

During the daytime at the Hot Air Balloon Festival, or “Tazaungdaing Festival”, in the Shan State of Myanmar, large animal-shaped hot air balloons are sent skyward. This is done with great pride and pageantry,...