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Gay Brazil 2011
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Gays, Ship Cruises and Homophobia in the Caribbean
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Gay Hungary (Budapest)
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Gay Life in Slovakia
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Rangoon/Yangon is the country’s largest city with a population of over five million, and is the most important commercial center. The former military government officially relocated the capital 250 miles north to a brand new town called Naypyidaw in March 2006. Although Yangon’s infrastructure is weak compared to other major cities in south-east Asia, it
Burma, Rangoon 2 Random Images
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Burma, Mandalay: Inwa, Bagaya Kyaung Monastery
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Gay Life in Democratic Republic of Congo
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Burma, Mandalay: Maha Ganayon Kyaung Monastery
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Burma, Mandalay: Shwe In Bin Kyaung Monastery and Local River Village
Shwe In Bin Kyaung Monastery is a beautifully carved teak monastery. Commissioned in 1895 by a pair of wealthy Chinese jade merchants, the central building stands on thick tree-trunk poles. The highly detailed pointed ‘steeple’ soars to a majestic 75′ completely integrated of carved pieces. Balustrades and roof cornices are richly decorated with high-relief figures
Burma, Boat Trip (south) From Mandalay to Bagan
Burma from Mandalay to Bagan by boat is an 11-hour cruise downstream on the Irriwaddy River passing temples, farmers plowing, logging docks, many other tourist boats. The river is muddy from all the traffic; it is one of Burma’s main north-south routes.
Burma, Bagan Temples, Shrines and Stupas 1
Bagan, one of the world’s wonder places with it enormous 26-square mile plain where more than 2000 temples, shrines and stupas still stand, many from the tenth century. It is 120 miles south of Mandalay and is accessed by boat, roadway and air. The variety of structures, the designs and the craftsmanship are hard take
Burma, Bagan Temples, Shrines and Stupas 2
More images from Bagan, one of the world’s wonder places with it enormous 26-square mile plain where more than 2000 temples, shrines and stupas still stand, many from the tenth century. It is 120 miles south of Mandalay and is accessed by boat, roadway and air. The variety of structures, the designs and the craftsmanship
Road Trip from Bagan to Inle Lake
The drive from Bagan to Inle Lake is an 8-hour adventure in rural Burma, full of roadside attractions including a tacky lunch stop, road repairs, overloaded cargo trucks, wandering animals, dense forests, winding mountain roads, death-defying truck drivers, a broken van spring (ours), police checkpoints…and finally into Inle Lake and the town of Naungshwe on
Burma, Inle Lake Views 1
Inle Lake is 13 miles long and 7 miles wide. It is the largest fresh water lake in the country, serves as home to thousands of fisher-folks and farmers, monks, artisans and crafts people, families with children/students as well as one of Burma’s main tourist destinations. The diversity of sights more than satisfies any visitor
Burma, Inle Lake Views 2
More views of Inle Lake, the largest fresh water lake in the country. It serves as home to thousands of fisher-folks and farmers, monks, artisans and crafts people, families with children/students as well as one of Burma’s main tourist destinations. The diversity of sights more than satisfies any visitor from huge sprawling merchandise markets, silversmith
Portugal – Lisbon 1
Portugal, Lisbon 1 Lisbon is a huge open-air walking museum of history, culture, modern buildings, great monuments, beautiful harbor and exquisite food. It’s busy even in the shoulder seasons for good reason: prices are affordable. Renting a car is the only way to go to see the grand vistas, roadside flowers, the mountain snow, high
Portugal – Lisbon 2
Lisbon is a huge open-air walking museum of history, culture, modern buildings, great monuments, beautiful harbor and exquisite food. It’s busy even in the shoulder seasons for good reason: prices are affordable. Renting a car is the only way to go to see the grand vistas, roadside flowers, the mountain snow, high altitude stone houses,
Portugal – Porto City
Intro: Porto is an adventurous city of hills, rivers, bridges, old town pavements, many churches some with decorated with magnificent exterior blue and white tiles; it’s a city that makes port wine, of course. There is a medieval Ribeira (riverside) district with narrow cobbled streets that wind past old merchants’ houses and plenty of cafes.
Gay Life in Guyana (South America)
Intro: a summary story about a small unusual country in South America that is culturally and historically not part of the continent. It is considered to be a Caribbean country yet is geographically part of the mainland of South America. It is mostly jungle with a thin veneer of development along the Atlantic coast.
Gay Life is Legal in Angola But is Mostly Hidden by Heterosexual Masks
Introduction A commentary into gay life in Angola where the social environment is toxic for LGBT people. Because they are an invisible population, gays are ignored in government health planning; “there are not enough gays to worry about” said one official. To cover their truth, many Angolan gays use heterosexual marriage as a way of
Gay Amsterdam: History, Fairness and a Beautiful Monument
Among the gay cafes, sports clubs, hotels, bars, activist organizations and saunas in this beautiful ‘gay capitol of Europe’, where same-sex love is fully acknowledged and legalized, is a touching memorial that acknowledges the persecution that lesbigays faced over the centuries.
Life and Death in a Global Gay World
by Richard A. Ammon
True Stores and In-Person Interviews From a Hundred Countries From Persecution to Pride From Australia to Zambia
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