Philip Johnston is a runner-up in our writing competition for this account of a river voyage in Myanmar.

Here, a temple in ruins; here, a river voyage.

On June 15, 1574, Akbar embarked for the river voyage and was accompanied by many of his best officers Hindu and Muslim.

Hill packed photography equipment into the boats, and took a series of photographs, both during and after his river voyage.

The site for the palace was chosen so that official visitors to Luang Prabang could disembark from their river voyages directly below the palace and be received there.

The result was a distinclty more easy-going atmosphere and a more eclectic cultural mix than I have been used to on river voyages taken in recent years.

The romance of long ocean and river voyages of history holds powerful sway over the dreams of many world travellers.

Starting out in early 1780, Donelson's group was halted after traveling only three miles on their river voyage.

The following ocean and river voyages rank among the most iconic and memorable travel experiences on or off water.

Part of their journey to Ronneburg was a river voyage.