Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
To read the entire story about my visiting the Hill Stations in Myanmar, go to holeinthedonut.com/2016/04/23/hill-stations-of-myanmar/, and if you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.
In Colonial times, when the plains of Myanmar sizzled under a brutal sun, the British fled to Hill Stations that enjoyed a more moderate climate. Getting up into the hills required a brutal, days-long trip that included crossing the Gok Teik Gorge, on dusty roads that were barely more than rutted tracks. In 1899, the British hired the U.S. contractor, Pennsylvania and Maryland Bridge Construction, to build what was at the time the highest railway trestle in the world. The viaduct stretches 2,260 feet from end to end, and it soars 335 feet over the ground below at its highest point. Today, the train has become a major tourist attraction and the preferred way to travel between the hill stations of Hsipaw and Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar.
To read the entire story about my visiting the Hill Stations in Myanmar, go to holeinthedonut.com/2016/04/23/hill-stations-of-myanmar/, and if you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.
In Colonial times, when the plains of Myanmar sizzled under a brutal sun, the British fled to Hill Stations that enjoyed a more moderate climate. Getting up into the hills required a brutal, days-long trip that included crossing the Gok Teik Gorge, on dusty roads that were barely more than rutted tracks. In 1899, the British hired the U.S. contractor, Pennsylvania and Maryland Bridge Construction, to build what was at the time the highest railway trestle in the world. The viaduct stretches 2,260 feet from end to end, and it soars 335 feet over the ground below at its highest point. Today, the train has become a major tourist attraction and the preferred way to travel between the hill stations of Hsipaw and Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar.
