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THE SHAN STATES
The Shan states, which grouped together now form a district of Burma () called Shan State, are located in northern Burma and border China to the North and Laos to the east, Thailand to the south and the rest of Burma to the west and south.
Sandi Toksvig talks to Dr Susan Conway a Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies about her new book 'The Shan: Culture Arts and Crafts' for which she interviewed various Shan craftsmen and artists as well as some of the royal Shan living in exile.
MEDICAL TOURISM
More people are becoming medical tourists. They are going abroad for operations which they can get cheaper or more quickly than in Britain.听 But what sort of destinations are they choosing?听 And is it really possible to combine major surgery with a relaxing fortnight in the sun?
Chris Westcott shares his story of dental treatment in Hungary and Keith Pollard discusses the growth of medical tourism.听
Presented by Sandi Toksvig
This week's guests:
Dr听听is a Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies and specialises in the arts and crafts, particularly clothes textiles and architecture of the听Shan in northern Burma.听 She is also an artist and writer.听 Dr Conway has visited the听 in northern Burma on many occasions over the last twenty years and has written a book on their history and culture called 'The Shan: Culture Arts and Crafts'.
The Shan: Culture Arts and Crafts
Publisher: River Books, Thailand
ISBN: 9749863062听
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A few years ago听 and his wife took a walking holiday in the Hungarian mountains.听 They enjoyed it so much they decided to go again and chose to go to Lake Balaton in the west of the country.听 At about the same time he went to his dentist with a problem, the cost of the treatment was high, but as it happens, Chris heard Hungary described on TV as the dentistry capital of the world. Chris decided to combine the trips and on his next visit to Hungary, he made enquiries with a dentist and discovered that his treatment would be a lot cheaper so he signed up straightaway.
Keith Pollard听works for , a web based service which provides information for those thinking of going abroad to have medical treatment. People are able to compare the service and prices they would get from different companies. They are about to do a price watch service which will compare prices for procedures (40-50) from 300 providers in 20 countries.The 大象传媒 cannot be held responsible for
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 Sandi Toksvig:
The daughter of a foreign correspondent, Sandi has been travelling all her life more info |
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John McCarthy is a widely travelled journalist and presenter with a particular interest in the Middle East.
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