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    As number of tourists is growing constantly, speed boats are increasing too and with them a threat to this small and sensitive biodiversity. Environmental effects of the rapid population growth and unsustainable cultivation process are causing weeds and algae surge and therefore distinction of its previous flora and fauna. by: aimonaput Views[428] Since the lake is shallow and covered with reed which disables regular mobility, men developed the specific rowing style to enhance their visibility and avoid clusters of weed. by: aimonaput Views[388] While on the other side a net is spread to catch these intentionally startled fish. The locals demonstrate their extreme skillfulness by standing at the stern and rowing with their leg as they are spreading the nets with their hands. by: aimonaput Views[425] The lake is unusually shallow, around two to three meters so the locals developed a distinctive technique which includes battering the water surface with an oar to guide the fish in one direction. by: aimonaput Views[418] After renting a boat in Nyaungshwe main dock, we set out one morning to discover how the locals spend their mornings on Inle Lake. On the pale horizon small dots occur separating the sky and the lake. They move in a group as a fish shoal united in one cause - to bring home the bacon or in this case fish. by: aimonaput Views[490]
     
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    Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

    Monday, 14 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    My life is a tremendous desire to learn. I finished Electrical Engineering University and got the masters in Energy Management. Energy is very interesting because not so many things around us would work, not even a camera works without a battery today.... Read more >
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    Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012

    Photos: Trekking to Inle Lake

    Thursday, 10 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery

    Three day trekking from Kalaw to Inle Lake in Myanmar (Burma)
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    Trekking to Inle Lake

    Thursday, 10 Jan 2013 | Views [1904]

    We meet at Kalaw's improvised gas station, although no gas is needed for this 3-day trip through isolated villages and gentle slopes of east Myanmar. A 50-year old expert in green turban and sporty tightened lungi skirt folded above his knees is ... Read more >

    Tags: buddhist, burma, inle lake, kalaw, myanmar, trekking

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