
Boat ride across Inle Lake after the trek
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Traditional fire rocket festival in Shan state
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Trekking guide preparing his 'energy drink' (Vit C)
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Palaung Village (Hin Kha Gone)
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Dried chilis, ready to ship
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Ywa Pu village
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Wheats, ready to harvest
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Trekking guide & village kids
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Wheats
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Nyaung Shwe jetty
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Sorting dried chilis
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Kalaw town, start of the trek
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Orange
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Wheats
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Cherry blossom
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Cabbage
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Cherry blossom
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Inle lake jetty
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Canola
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"Too hot!"
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Palaung village (Hin Kha Gone)
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Nyjer seeds extracted from the African yellow daisy, to produce cooking oil
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Harvested chilis left to dry in the sun
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Working her charms to get food from us
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Dramatic cloud day
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Wild roses
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Bamboo houses
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Chili field
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Palaung village (Hin Kha Gone)
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Chapati for lunch!
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Chilis
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Pattu Pauk village
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Making chapati
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Sorting dried chilis
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Rolling hills in Kalaw
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Harvested cabbage ready to ship out
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African yellow daisy, its seeds to produce cooking oil
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Wheat field, cherry blossom
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Canola
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Kailan
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Wheats
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Chili field
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Chili field
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Best friends!
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Crossing bamboo forest before reaching Inle jetty
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"Look! It's you!"
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Chilis left to dry in the sun
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Reaching Inle
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Bamboo forest
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The huts where we had lunch
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Drink stall by railway track
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Homestay host preparing our dinner
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Primary school in village
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Shower area
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Sowing garlic bulbs
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Extracting Nyjer seeds from withered African yellow daisy
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Trekking guide
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The rolling hills of Shan state
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Spot the other person on boat
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Orange farm
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The joy of sipping water on a hot day
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Sleeping area, freezing cold.
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Hill tribe village in Kalaw
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Pines
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Breakfast being prepared
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The 'Chili village' Pawke (Pa'O ethnic group)
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The colorful rural landscape of Shan State
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Wheat field & cherry blossom
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The hut where we had lunch
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