Myanmar? Burma? A Forbidden Land Revealed
NEW! A former British colony, Burma is a country wrought with conflict. Even its name is up for grabs. The ruling military elite insists on calling the land Myanmar, yet many Western governments refuse to acknowledge this claim. Spend an evening with veteran traveler Kelly Westhoff and see pictures from her travels to this forbidden, Southeast Asian land where George Orwell was stationed as a member of the Royal British Police. Plus, learn about Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's democratically-elected, Nobel-Peace-Prize winning leader who has spent the better part of the past 20 years under house arrest. . . . .
KELLY WESTHOFF is a writer, teacher and traveler. She was a contributing editor at the Minnesota Women's Press where she covered local women in politics, business and the arts. She writes on travel, food and drink, home and garden, and sustainable and organic lifestyles. She teaches college-level composition courses at the Art Institute International in Minneapolis. Her passion is travel and her passport holds stamps from 19 countries.
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05/21/2008
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