With the Myanmar government easing up on visa restrictions for
overseas visitors, travellers now have an opportunity to explore a
country so culturally rich and yet barely touched by the boom of
tourism. And it is almost as untouched as the day it gained
independence from the British in 1948.
Located in the heart of Myanmar and known as the last royal
capital of Burma, Mandalay, is well known as a source of
inspiration for the British poets’ nostalgia for Asia. And as
Rudyard Kipling illustrated in his poem ‘The Road to Mandalay’ and
George Orwell in ‘Romance’, the city holds a special place in
English Literature for its fabled beauty.
