Carlos Olmo
Slow train, like life in Myanmar
The train is one of the slowest and most unreliable modes of transport in Myanmar, but for me, since I love trains, especially the older ones, I do not mind spending hours and hours on trains, sharing my life with the locals. The Hsipaw to PyinUliwo train takes about 6 hours to travel just over 100 km. It is very nice, with beautiful landscapes, endless stops at stations or on the tracks waiting for a train in the opposite direction, stopping so that people can get on, get off, trade, eat, etc. This route has the additional incentive to go through the Gokteik viaduct, it was originally the second
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