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curiously timed bus ride (we left in the afternoon and arrived at one o’clock in the morning) has brought us to Kalaw: a small town nested among the outliers of the Shan hills. For Burmese standards, it is a tidy, well-functioning town with good infrastructure and neat architecture.
Kalaw is, unfortunately, the only place in Myanmar where you can just show up and trek – there’s no need to spend time and money on acquiring various permits. The area, which was deforested already fifty years ago, is home to a handful of minority peoples, each with their own beliefs and traditions.
We will use Kalaw as our base for a short trek towards Inle Lake. Ideally we’d spend more time here, but we are running low on time. Expect a full trekking report as soon as we’re back!
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