Weekendin Singapore Jan '14 | Issue 10 | Page 128

intheTRAVEL intheTRAVEL Floating garden and village on Inle Lake The Burmese countryside Walking & hiking in Myanmar Rare is the 21st century destination that can grant travellers a genuine feeling of revelation and discovery. Myanmar is no ordinary place. If travel is about the thrill of the undiscovered, Myanmar is the ultimate destination after years of isolation from the outside world. A journey there is the very definition of time travel, like opening a creaky door to an ancient and mysterious realm long-concealed from the outside world. Unspoiled, utterly authentic and home to some of the most welcoming people on earth, it’s not the easiest place to travel but it’s one of the more magical places known. Before it finds its way onto the tourist map, visit the ancient temples and pagodas—2,000 of them in the city of Bagan—and marvel at the floating gardens, villages built on stilts above Inle Lake, and a unique culture still largely unknown to the rest of the world. Witness firsthand the exciting changes unfolding in Myanmar Offered By: Backroads Length: 8 days Price: $4,598 Weekendin 128 The city of Bagan A Bagan walk past ancient structures 129 Weekendin