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Burma's Hidden Paradise - Meeting The Moken People

8 Miles from Home Episode 19 is here. The cinematic representation of our personal journey into Burma's hidden paradise. Watch as we sail into the unknown, putting footsteps on uninhabited islands, taking to the empty waters of the Andaman sea with full sails, and meet the Moken people; a small Austronesian ethnic group that reside on a few of the tiny unknown hidden islands in the Mergui Archipelago. This trip was truly amazing, and we hope that our video shows that, even in the slightest way. It really was a highlight moment of our lives. This particular adventure is only currently possible because of Burma Boating. They really are a brilliant and responsible company, and we feel totally at ease recommending their service to others that are seeking this type of journey for themselves. If you like what you see don't forget to share our video with your friends. It really helps us to keep producing and funding future productions. Enjoy the movie.

Book your adventure here, it's worth it: www.burmaboating.com

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Dog Video – Puppies of Myanmar

Watch this short video shot in the Mergui Islands during a sailing trip with Burma Boating. We visited a small Moken fishing village, a little island surrounded by the Andaman Sea, which turned out to be home to many very cute dogs and puppies! I put together a compilation of them all – enjoy the cute puppies of the Mergui Islands!  

You can read about this fishing village in more detail and find out why it was my favorite day of the entire trip on my blog post: Private Yacht Charter and Sailing Holidays in Asia, The Mergui Archipelago 

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Sailing In Burma's hidden paradise, Mergui Islands 

A sailing video we shot around the Mergui Archipelago in the Andaman Sea

Sailing in Burma, Myanmar around the Mergui Archipelago Islands is an experience that very few people get to take.

So when we won a competition to join Burma Boating on the Meta IV for a 5 day video assignment we were very excited to have the opportunity to visit the area.

These 800 scarcely explored islands in the Andaman sea are a place of extreme beauty. Home to the Moken Sea Gypsy people, there are chances to see an ancient, remote way of living in the Moken communities.

Taking the opportunity to sail silently between almost untouched, secret white sand beaches with no one else around is a life event you'll never forget. We created this high end corporate sailing video for Burma Boating & had a fantastic experience in the process.   

Trip courtesy of http://www.burmaboating.com

Music Composed by Simon Wilkinson: http://thebluemask.com

Track Title: The Harder Ground