
Located on the coast Sittwe relies on fishing for employment and food. The fleet was busy offloading it’s catch but the rubbish pollution was pretty unpleasant.


And there was plenty of activity at the early morning market – and no shaortage of fish in every form imaginable.

But generally it was a quiet place. Bicycle transport and people still walking around with portable transistor radios pressed against their ears. The local population was noticeably short – more so than elsewhere in the country where i have been. I did get stared at being the combination of both a foreigner and a bit taller than the local average.
The Provincial and District offices, where I had meetings, were simple. And as always, the staff that I interacted with were lovely.


And while the beach setting for an evening beer with my colleagues wouldn’t win the world’s most beautiful tropical beach competition, the company was good and the beers, cold.

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