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With a bustling modern city, emerging beach destinations and more temples than tourists, Myanmar's rich and thrilling culture - of dozens of languages and peoples - is naturally a drawcard. But going to Myanmar is more complicated than just buying a ticket.
Since 1988, Myanmar (formerly Burma) has been under the military rule of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) - formerly known as Slorc - an abominable military junta. Prospective travellers should monitor events here and weigh up the arguments in support of, and in opposition to, travel.
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Sun, 6 Nov 2011 | By obliqueimages | Photo Gallery
March 2011
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Mon, 10 Oct 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery
It's a lake get over it!!!
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Sun, 9 Oct 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [69]
Destination – Myanmar
– Inle Lake – It’s a lake with a lot of water around it
We leave Bagan
after four days and take a car with a driver to Inle Lake. It’s a bit expensive
(USD $150, ouch!!!) but sometimes we just like to do it in style. The ... Read more >
Sat, 8 Oct 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery
Bagan - Crazy Stupa Love
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Wed, 5 Oct 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [86]
Destination – Myanmar
– Bagan – Crazy Stupa Love
We take a 5
to 7 hour bus ride to Bagan (the roads are atrocious) finally hitting the
tourist trail. Ok, our first impressions are much better. Accommodation is
better, restaurants are much ... Read more >
Wed, 5 Oct 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery
The road to Mandalay
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Mon, 3 Oct 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [59]
Destination – Myanmar
– Mandalay – it’s like Bangladesh but without the infrastructure…
We catch an 10 hours bus to Mandalay. The bus would be ok if it wasn’t for the very
loud music clips and the two infuriating habits the local people have.... Read more >
Mon, 3 Oct 2011 | By fallrouge | Photo Gallery
Yangon and Bagan
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Fri, 30 Sep 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery
Capital city - monks, lovely people, pagodas and stupas of course
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Tue, 27 Sep 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [79]
Destination – Myanmar
– Yangon – Yangon a minute
After a short
and uneventful Air Asia flight, (yes, you heard it right, FLIGHT, ok, there are
no border crossings into Myanmar) we arrive in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, “the
country formerly ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Aug 2011 | By steve_and_emma | Views [55]
Since the Chinese authorities would only grant us a month long visa that left us with about 10 days to explore somewhere else. Burma seemed to be moving forward in a positive direction so we decided to carry on with our ‘axes of evil’ travels. So on ... Read more >
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 | By simon_monk | Views [206]
The little girl must have been perhaps four years old, was wearing what looked suspiciously like an old sack converted into a dress with no underwear let alone shoes, and was rolling around the rusted deck of the old river ferry excitedly screaming ... Read more >
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Mon, 30 May 2011 | By safetyhub | Views [1237]
The political climate in Myanmar has long
been under a cloud of oppression with the government holding full and total
power over just about everything within the country. Accusations of government corruption, from child labor to
drug trafficking ... Read more >
Tags: asia, boycott, burma, ethicl, myanmar, responsible, travel-safety
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 | By safetyhub | Views [979]
Under usual circumstances problems with currency and exchange wouldn’t be a travel safety issue, but Myanmar’s not a ‘usual’ destination. Run out of cash in Myanmar and you’re in serious trouble, and don’t count on ‘plastic’ getting you out of it! ... Read more >
Tags: asia, burma, money, myanmar, travel-crime, travel-safety
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