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...season for good reason. The relentless sun bakes its temple-strewn plain into a shimmering illusion of a chess game?if chess had 2,217 pieces, rather than 34. At midday even mad dogs take refuge, though not straw-hatted tourists on five-day whirlwind tours of Burma shuttling through their checklists of temples in air-conditioned comfort. The heat has its benefits, however. Summer is the time of flowers: thick bougainvillaea blooms in shockingly bright pink, jacarandas litter the paths with purple petals, and flame trees force starbursts of red against whitewashed temple walls. The air is thick with...
PILGRIM'S PROGRESS Burmese artist Ma Thanegi's delightful book, The Native Tourist: In Search of Turtle Eggs, is a humorous account of her 18-day pilgrimage to Burma's major Buddhist sites. Her witty observations provide colorful insights into the lives of the practical-minded Burmese who combine religious fervor, holiday making and trade when they go on the road. You can find it in Rangoon bookstores and souvenir shops...
...hiking trails lead up to the orchid-rich ancient crater or down to the temple, and horse treks through the forest to a natural spring can be arranged for about $10 an hour. Given the resort's isolation?it can get creepy at night?and reasonable prices elsewhere in Burma, $100 a night is somewhat steep. But once there, when compared with the heat and hard sell of Pagan, the cool breezes, beautiful views and tranquil setting feel priceless; fax (95-62) 70368 for reservations...
...appease them is an extinct volcano called Mount Popa, at the foot of which a stone sentinel stands guard. A massive pillar of rock riddled with meditation cells and capped with pale green and gold temples, the 737-m-high Popa Daung Kalat, or Popa Crest, shelters 37 of Burma's most powerful nats...
...writer is a former chair of the Student Affairs Committe of the U.C. and founder and former chair of the Harvard Burma Action Group...