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THE GREAT MYANMAR RAILWAY JOURNEY (NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED)
As I watch the current situation in Myanmar develop, I reminisce about the time I crossed the Gokteik Viaduct, the tallest and most spectacular railway bridge in the country. An exhilarating adventure not for the faint hearted!
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