The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 209, Issues 4-6National Geographic Society., 2006 - Geography |
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18039 ' ve always believed the best way to know a river is to paddle it , to feel its undercurrents and speed , to take in the changing nature of its banks . I wanted to explore the romance of Myanmar's Irrawaddy River , which has ...
18039 ' ve always believed the best way to know a river is to paddle it , to feel its undercurrents and speed , to take in the changing nature of its banks . I wanted to explore the romance of Myanmar's Irrawaddy River , which has ...
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Black floats mark nets at the river's mouth , where. 89 percent of Burmese who are Buddhists : All that arises , passes away . These waters speak of glacial beginnings in the snow - covered peaks of the Himalaya below Tibet .
Black floats mark nets at the river's mouth , where. 89 percent of Burmese who are Buddhists : All that arises , passes away . These waters speak of glacial beginnings in the snow - covered peaks of the Himalaya below Tibet .
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Numerous spirits live along the river , and worshipping its own blacksmith , carpenter , and wheelwright . I pitch my tent on a sandbank across from the village , and adults wander over to sit on their haunches and study me for hours .
Numerous spirits live along the river , and worshipping its own blacksmith , carpenter , and wheelwright . I pitch my tent on a sandbank across from the village , and adults wander over to sit on their haunches and study me for hours .
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