Dala, Myanmar river cruise: Getting off the grid in Yangon

By Kerry van der Jagt
Updated September 17 2016 - 1:15am, first published 12:15am
Dala is just across the river but a world away from Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
Dala is just across the river but a world away from Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
Coming of age ceremony in Dala, Myanmar. Photo: Kerry van der Jagt
Coming of age ceremony in Dala, Myanmar. Photo: Kerry van der Jagt
In the dry season, wells dry up and water is collected directly from the river.
In the dry season, wells dry up and water is collected directly from the river.
Vendors plying their trade in Dala.
Vendors plying their trade in Dala.

One minute I'm a passenger in a trishaw, dodging dogs and goats on the backstreets of Dala, the next I'm front-row at a young girl's "coming of age ceremony", a bindi dot on my forehead and my head spinning, wondering what just happened.

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