Scenes from the Chindwin - Kalewa
The Chindwin River is a major artery in Sagaing Division, western Myanmar. Although roads are improving in this area, as of 2014 boats were still the most common method to transport people and cargo. I'd managed to get in on one of the last people/cargo movers on the Thanlwin River in eastern Myanmar in 2011 before it finally faded thanks to improved roads. And that was still a giant ferry, not the little floating buses of the Chindwin. Life along this river still felt like a step back in time.
Scenes from the Chindwin - Kalewa
The Chindwin River is a major artery in Sagaing Division, western Myanmar. Although roads are improving in this area, as of 2014 boats were still the most common method to transport people and cargo. I'd managed to get in on one of the last people/cargo movers on the Thanlwin River in eastern Myanmar in 2011 before it finally faded thanks to improved roads. And that was still a giant ferry, not the little floating buses of the Chindwin. Life along this river still felt like a step back in time.