Destination: Myanmar
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Thu, 7 Jun 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [1600]
Whether or not you should travel to Myanmar
(or Burma) is still debated. If you are unaware of the situation there,
basically the government is harsh and repressive, and the leader of the
National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi ,
has ... Read more >
Tags: People
Sun, 13 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1066]
After two fun nights in Bangkok with very little sleep, we left our friend Scott at the airport, as we parted ways for separate flights. He was heading back to San Diego, and we, onto Yangon, Myanmar on a 45 minute Air Asia flight. You don't ever hear ... Read more >
Tags: Budgets & money
Wed, 30 May 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1052] | Comments [1]
All to pick up a parcel, one I've spent over 4 months waiting for. It turns out it's already on its way back to England - thank you parcelforce. Life is spent sorting out where to go next, watching films and experiencing the world of Kao San Road. ... Read more >
Tags: ruins
Mon, 14 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [785]
In an effort to stick to a budget, and also not partake in the government transportation system, we opted to take the bus from Yangon, north to Kalaw. The difference in cost Bus- $10/pp; Train- $40/pp; Air- $100/pp. The bus was pitched as an "Express"... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Sat, 1 Jul 2006 | By taroso | Views [545] | Comments [3]
Q: How do you eat an elephant? A: One bite at a time. I hate long-distance travel, so I decided to break Phuket to Bangkok into three chunks, stopping in Ranong and Phetchaburi (Phetburi). Phuket and Phetchaburi were pretty well uneventful - walked ... Read more >
Tags: General
Sun, 20 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [544]
We opted to take a "share taxi" to Mandalay, as the cost was similar to that which we would pay for a bus, and we're kind of burned out on Myanmar busses at the moment. Not sure quite what to expect, we half thought it might be a van with a ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By zaza | Views [479] | Comments [2]
Thanks to Ann and Larry (and Uncle Eddie), we were able to join the Yangon Sailing club which is on beautiful Lake Inya about 2 miles from our house. We visited the club today during a very active series of children's races. They are very serious about ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Fri, 5 Oct 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [425]
I am writing, not because I witnessed any momentous and heart breaking events. I am writing to describe a mood. A mood that carried even us who did not understand the language. A mood that was felt even in the remote and quiet parts, far away from Yangon ... Read more >
Tags: People
Thu, 17 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [421]
Today we met more beautiful people in the villages- I continue to be blown away by how welcoming, selfless, and generous the villagers are - despite their impoverished living conditions. They light up when we see them, their huge smiles, bright eyes, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [406]
Kalaw is an old British hill station nestled in the bowl formed by green slopes. It’s got a sky blue and white mosque, a terracotta church, a field of white stupas and a golden Buddhist temple. The market is at the heart centre of the town and serves ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 | By skirmish | Views [377]
Yangon is not your everyday
city. A place where $900 a night hotels, desolate colonial architecture and extreme
poverty come together in an unusual form of mismatched harmony. A friend once
described it to me as a place he’d love to come and explore ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 | By theunit | Views [373] | Comments [4]
So now that you have had a chance to digest the wonderful reflections on Myanmar I thought I might make a short note of some of the more interesting moments in that portion of the trip. In no particular order; 1) Riding in a shared taxi with other ... Read more >
Sat, 26 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [371]
We saved the most majestic site for last... The grand Shwedagon Paya in Yangon. From afar, you'd think you might be near Disney's magic kingdom. This glittering golden monument rises 98 meters and can be seen throughout the city. It's over 2500 years ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [371]
The gate is locked and there is not a sign of life in the overgrown, flower filled garden. We are in the Shan Palace in Hsipaw. I wanted to see it. There is a book, a real story written by the Austrian born last princess of Hsipaw. In it she speaks of ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 | By stephhef | Views [365] | Comments [2]
Well just incase I hadn't gotten enough of bus rides after returning from Sukhothai, I booked a mini van trip to the northern border of Thailand. I needed to renew my visa, and this would allow me to walk across the border to Myanmar (Burma) and back.... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [353]
Things you learn to do without in Burma
1. Electricity. Whether it is a 5 star hotel, a dingy little café or a store, electricity comes and goes at will. For indefinite amounts of time and business continues as usual with private generators or without.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [338] | Comments [3]
The road to Mandalay is lined with bamboo huts, children bathing and playing in ponds, ox carts and loose cattle meandering down the road, men playing Chinlon (a version of keepy uppy with a cane rattan ball), all very idyllic. Then we hit a junction.... Read more >
Tags: mandalay
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 | By skirmish | Views [330]
THE BEARD
REPORT PT.1
Well well well.....
Hey all and big what’s ups all round, finally returned to a (semi) sane world
after 28 days that is the world of Myanmar. First up big apologies to
everyone that emailed me over ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [329]
We are caught up in history. Myanmar is experiencing its biggest mass protests in 20 years. Protests crying out for desperately needed reforms. Asking for compromise from a military regime that does not understand the meaning of the word. It’s funny being ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [326]
Up in the Shan hills and the country is in chaos. Monks have been striking for almost a week asking for reforms. Not that we would know, except that in the last couple of days it has been literally impossible to get an outside line for the phone and the ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [321]
We took the easy option and flew to Heho, the gateway to Inlay Lake. We still have not realised that the time here in Myanmar is half an hour backwards with respect to Thailand, so we turn up earlier to everything we plan. It will still take another day ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 25 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [304]
As if we haven't had enough torturous bus rides here, we again opted to put ourselves through it again. 15 hours, no A/C, windows that don't open, and a busload of betel-nut spitting zealots... Yep, our last bus ride in Myanmar, from Bagan to Yangon ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Thu, 17 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [300]
Trekking through this beautiful countryside, dotted with Buddhist stupas, one begins to appreciate the devout followership and belief of Buddhism that fuels these people to strive for a better life in the next to come. In a country where people essentially ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 16 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [299]
We headed out on a two day trek into the Hilltribes of the Kalaw region. En route, we were lucky enough to experience the local fresh market in Kalaw, that occurs only once every 5 days. The market was amazing. The streets were lined with hilltribe ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 21 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [291]
We had the opportunity to be taken into a local town today by our driver, for a special local Burmese meal. While we've had the ah so tasty roadside bus pit stop meals at local diners, that really doesn't count as a home cooked meal. We got served up ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
