Destination: Myanmar

Photos: Myanmar

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By kpow | Photo Gallery

Tips before you visit Bagan, Myanmar

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By uyenangel | Views [3298] | Comments [1]

TIPS BEFORE YOU VISIT BAGAN, MYANMAR Tips before you visit Bagan, Myanmar. I had 4 days and 3 nights in Bagan and here are some tips for you. 1. From Yangon to Bagan, take JJ Express bus (18$, 10 hour drive); starts at 8pm and ... Read more >

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Myanmar

Tue, 1 Apr 2014 | By jaygotham | Views [413]

So... we only had 7 days in Myanmar. They were incredible. There were so many options of what to see but we decided to stick to the top three places: Yangon, Bagan and Inle Lake. I think we made 3 excellent choices.  We'd spoke to a few people ... Read more >

Snapshot of Impressions of Religion in Myanmar

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 | By krodin | Views [2726]

  Snapshot of Impressions of Myanmar Religious Traditions  Myanmar Religion is a blend of folk elements and Theravadan Buddhism.   The latter was made the official state religion in 1056 and while this is no longer the case, ... Read more >

Snapshot of Impressions of Myanmar Art & Architecture

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 | By krodin | Views [1349]

  Snapshots of Myanmar Art and Architectural History:  Myanmar’s history starts late.   The first historical records aren’t until about the 2 nd -3 rd C, and those are few and far between. Most of the written record ... Read more >

General Observations and Impressions of Myanmar

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 | By krodin | Views [2409]

Miscellaneous Observations  and Impressions of Myanmar:   Sai and David:  While I was wandering around Sule Pagoda in Yangon, a young man approached and asked whether I was Buddhist given the mala beads around my neck. His English ... Read more >

Photos: Bagan

Thu, 5 Dec 2013 | By uyenangel | Photo Gallery

Myanmar

Tue, 3 Dec 2013 | By zoe2013 | Views [279]

Adventures: lost green fleece walking from plane to passport line in Bangkok area, so left my bag with a German tourist in the line and ran back the ten minutes to the gate, everyone helpful, but didn't find it, then ran back to passport line, where ... Read more >

Gone in Bagan

Thu, 7 Nov 2013 | By evantan | Views [624]

  Next to traveler's diarrhea and your  Hostel   fears coming true, what's one of a traveler's worst nightmares? Well, we had an experience of that on our way to Bagan.   Read more here .

Tags: ananda temple, bagan, mahabodhi temple, myanmar, southeast asia travel

Sleepless in Yangon

Thu, 7 Nov 2013 | By evantan | Views [1574]

We arrived in Yangon at 8:20 in the morning, groggy from the quick nap we were able to take during the flight from Kuala Lumpur.  Aldrich, the guy who manages the homestay we're in now, picked us up from the airport and drove us to Lanmadaw ... Read more >

Tags: myanmar, shwedagon, southeast asia travel, yangon

Photos: asia

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 | By chilkoot02 | Photo Gallery

Kampot our heart!

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 | By andreagee | Views [905]

We had a lovely day in PP tearig around in the Tuk Tuk doing out shopping and then picked up by the ever chatty Dara in the car and off to Kampot!! Bruce has not been since Jan 2010 so was very pleased to arrive and settle and be back in our Cambodian ... Read more >

Mandalay to Phnom Penh

Mon, 8 Jul 2013 | By andreagee | Views [944]

We traveled today from Mandalay to Bangkoks Don Muang Airport onto the Shuttle bus and across town (traffic and rain, 1.5 hour) to the new International Airpot to catch our flight to Phnom Penh. We had all our flights with Air Asia but unfortunetely ... Read more >

Mandalay Day two

Sun, 7 Jul 2013 | By andreagee | Views [528]

Today we head out of town to see some sights. There is certainly mroe to see outside of the city than within it. Sagaings temple studded hills and golden tipped stupa's edging out of the greenery were just stunning, viewed nicely from the Soon ... Read more >

Mandalay

Sat, 6 Jul 2013 | By andreagee | Views [806]

Safely arrive in Mandalay at the hugest, emptiest, barest Airport i have ever been too! Quiet like a ghost building! Taxi in to town. Be careful with the Airport taxi's they charged us for a share taxi, we had no choice they told us and then ... Read more >