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Day: June 24, 2013

Myanmar · Travel Tales

A night at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon

June 24, 2013January 20, 2015 Fil3 Comments

On May 6, Joey, Vince, Andy and I arrived in Yangon from Bangkok toward sundown. We headed to Father Land Hotel to drop off our bags, and quickly headed back out to go to the Shwedagon Paya, which we heard was best seen at night — and was still open until 9PM. We took a… Continue reading A night at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon

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Fil is in her early 30s. She is a new mom, a high school teacher, a lover of literature, and a traveler during long school breaks. She’s an Iska, an Archer, and a Ravenclaw.

Fil is a proud Filipino.

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