Destination: Myanmar

Why I Wander

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 | By jcaro | Views [315]

I've always been a traveler. It's in my DNA. My aunt says I was always good at packing up my cow shaped purse with Barbie dolls and moving from house to house. I've always been an explorer with itchy feet, I only feel at home when I'm unpacking ... Read more >

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Photos: Myanmar

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 | By jcaro | Photo Gallery

Bagan.. possibly the most charming place in the world (if you manage not to get lost)

Thu, 27 Aug 2015 | By kamzam | Views [691]

OK mini bus was good, and conditioned and comfortable, and drop us of in Bagan. This is where things got a bit tricky as we were let put in Old Bagan and had to change to the horse carriage (part of the ticket) with which we went on the search for the ... Read more >

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Mandalay and the old capitals

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 | By kamzam | Views [692]

Because of the Kipling’s poem I also initially thought of Mandalay as of this charming, long forgotten Asian city… Luckily I did consult people before going there and one thing became most apparent: the best thing o do in Mandalay is get ... Read more >

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Myanmar

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 | By redd5678 | Views [317] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Hi guys, Well I've been a graphic designer for about 13 years and recently have decided to change paths and get into the field of travel documentaries. I'm self taught, and enjoy it immensely but I would love the chance to learn from others as well ... Read more >

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Burma: Is History Repeating or Being Made?

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 | By shantysan | Views [332]

BURMA: Is History Being Made or Repeating Itself? By Sandy Powlik   TWO DAYS AGO, the bank started a rumour that there was no kyat (Burmese currency), so that initially the kyat value will go way up. The likelihood is that so ... Read more >

Photos: Follow the RubyWhiteRoad through Myanmar

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 | By rubywhiteroad | Photo Gallery

Gems of Myanmar

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By lahmann | Views [274] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

In Yangon, the car horns never stop, the heat silently smothers your sanity, golden pagodas pierce the sky and if you don’t watch your step you will fall through the sidewalk. One night I played with street children. On a concrete divider in the middle ... Read more >

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Midnight madness in Mandalay

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By pippamysterious | Views [317] | Scholarship Entry

We arrived in Mandalay, Myanmar at Midday. By Midnight, the city was in lockdown, with a curfew from 7pm to 5am. What had happened? The locals seemed friendly enough. Burmese men wore traditional long skirts, Longyi. The women smothered their faces in ... Read more >

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Sunset the Evening We Hung Out with Monks

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By andie | Views [202] | Scholarship Entry

We arrive at the base of Mandalay Hill in a car designed to carry produce, not people. Fortunately our driver has laid blankets on the plywood to cushion our bums when he drives over potholes. As we climb out of the car, he tells us he’ll wait 2 hours ... Read more >

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My journey to Dee Dok

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By theblazeredbackpacker | Views [458] | Scholarship Entry

I was advised to take a taxi to the falls. Ever in search of a more authentic experience I shunned that advice and set out with just the name of the ‘secret waterfall’ written in English and Burmese, Dee Dok. Catching a public bus to the waterfall was ... Read more >

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Up The Mountain

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By oneas | Views [209] | Scholarship Entry

Robert’s house was barely that. Wooden slats. Corrugated iron. There were two rooms and one was the neighbours’. Rice with a small helping of chicken. As is Burmese custom, I ate while my host watched. ‘Taunggyi’ means ‘huge mountain’, a translation ... Read more >

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Pagoda Gold

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By geofferari | Views [259] | Scholarship Entry

The Shwedagon Pagoda demands your attention as soon as you arrive in Yangon. Its dazzling brilliance radiates the sun’s rays across the city, giving an impression that the hill it sits upon is ablaze in a massive bonfire. At night seemingly the entire ... Read more >

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Falam, Chin State

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By stephenbarker | Views [318] | Scholarship Entry

A year ago Myanmar's Chin State was strictly off-limits to independent travellers. These days they are warmly welcomed. In Falam we are invited to the wedding of Pastor Thomas and his young bride Priscilla almost as soon as we step off the bus. The ... Read more >

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Yar Pyi, a restaurant in Bagan, and its owner.

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By grace_chipperfield | Views [240] | Scholarship Entry

Mum and I travel for food. Our (holi)days are punctuated by meals, and the hours between are often spent talking about what we just ate or will eat. So we're in Bagan in Myanmar, where the main attraction exists far from the strip of homogenised restaurants ... Read more >

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