I wanted to explore the romance of Myanmar's Irrawaddy River, which has stirred the imagination ... route leading from the capital of Yangon to Mandalay to the temples of Bagan.
as well as Mandalay to the north, Magway to the west, and Bago to the south - regions that lie along the Irrawady, Myanmar's largest river. Also hit were Shan State in the north-east and Mon ...