{"id":5980,"date":"2018-10-26T23:42:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T10:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.willandrewsdesign.com\/?p=5980"},"modified":"2018-10-28T02:08:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T13:08:59","slug":"andaman-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.willandrewsdesign.com\/?p=5980","title":{"rendered":"Andaman Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many if not most women -and quite a few men- in Myanmar have light-coloured patterns on their cheeks like these bottle-collecting girls on bikes.<\/p>\n

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My guidebook says this is Thanakha \u2013 a ground sandalwood-like paste, and it acts as a combination of skin conditioner, sunblock and make-up.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile many men have red teeth from chewing betel juice (it\u2019s yuk!) -the minute I was in the country I noticed a bloke smearing paste on a leaf, adding some betel seeds and chomping into it.<\/p>\n

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Above- At Dawei market. Myanmar looks (on a few days’ visit with few local contacts) to be changing and developing at a breakneck rate.<\/p>\n

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Above- Bicycle shop, Dawei.<\/p>\n

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Above- First sight of the Andaman Sea.<\/p>\n

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Above- Pleased to have made it to the Andaman Sea on my last day of biking. Was cool, clean and deep!<\/p>\n

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Above- Cyclist on a machine from the popular Crocodile brand.<\/p>\n

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Above- Shrine in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar.<\/p>\n

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Above- So many people live in shacks like this, all through Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

Being, as I am, able to swan in & out of countries choosing hotels and restaurants, covered by travel insurance and sun-cream, has been an unbelievable privilege.<\/p>\n

[What’s this trip about? See here<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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