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The Trains of Myanmar

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 | By davidpmcgurk | Views [6589]

When we decided, against all advice, to exclusively travel around Myanmar by train, we did so under the pretense that we were making a huge mistake. But as it turned out, everybody else was wrong. And so here I am to write about our experience, which ... Read more >

Tags: bagan, bago, burma, dawei, jungle, mandalay, mawlamyine, myanmar, paddy, pyay

From Bangkok to Burma

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 | By nnninecountries | Views [6584] | Comments [4]

We made it to Bangkok after braving an overnight bus with loud travellers singing Karaoke and some near death turns that almost made the bus topple over. I don't have much to say about Bangkok, as Jake got a pretty bad cold and we were in need of ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, elephants, horsecart, khoasan, myanmar, sunrise, sunsets, temples

General Observations and Impressions of Myanmar

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 | By krodin | Views [2493]

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 >

Myanmar Revisited

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 | By theunit | Views [1323] | 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 >

Finally in Yangon, the first day in Myanmar

Sun, 3 Apr 2011 | By tomaszo | Views [1267]

Fog. A simple phenomenon that stops aircrafts from landing. It shouldn’t really with all the Doppler radars, auto pilots and all the other high tech crap we invent daily but here we are. Stranded for 1,5 hours, waiting on the Bangkok airport concrete ... Read more >

Tags: bagyoke, chin atown, golden duck, myanmar, walking tour, yangon

Do You Read This?

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 | By david_s | Views [895] | Comments [8]

i'm often curious who actually reads my blog? i know for sure my mom and landon's mom do..... is that it?! leave a comment if you read this because it's a hassle to keep up to date with it and i'll continue if there is positive feedback....

Myanmar Part 1

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 | By emmavh2010 | Views [832]

Myanmar PART 1 Sitting in Bangkok’s Khaosan road district surrounded by a sea of amusements and adornments designed and provided for today’s backpackers, Myanmar with it’s all its peculiarities already seems a somewhat distant adventure, ... Read more >

Catching a Moment - The Tiny Novice

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By | Views [271] | Scholarship Entry

They burst through the ornate wooden doors in a sea of red. Hitching up their robes as they spill from the temple, one hundred novice monks kick up a dust storm with their small sandaled feet. Like schoolboys released early from a math class, they ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Gallery: Burma 2007

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 | By zaza | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Yangon

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Photo Gallery

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My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 | By dvlazar | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I ventured to Myanmar (Burma) in February 2010 for three weeks, with an ambition to capture some portraits of monks in their environments. I sought out monasteries and temples in various cities and towns in the hope to meet some monks, and learn more ... Read more >
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, burma, monks, myanmar, travel photography scholarship 2010