We were taken on a visit to a village outside of Toungoo, Burma by the man in the center of the photo...The family pictured invited us to visit and drink some of their "sky beer" (fermented coconut drink). ..Audrey's face is decorated with thenaka (yellow, organic Burmese makeup made from tree bark). © www.uncorneredmarket.com
This woman tried to teach Audrey how to tie her scarf. Unfortunately, Audrey is a slow learner, so she had to get more help a few stalls away. The women taught her yet another way and secured the scarf with hair pins. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Audrey bonds with the women pilgrims visiting the site of Paraw Bibi between Balkanabat and Ashgabat. This site is considered to be a holy place for women to pray for health and fertility. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
