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i did it from Mandalay to Bagan also. it's definitely an all day ride, but not overnight (at least, not the boat i took). the food on board...

No. 4 bothers me too. yes it was rough, but that 7 hour pickup truck ride i took through the jungles with chickens, rice, and 20 other...

it'll be hot and humid for a majority of the country. some rain for sure. it'll be considerably cooler in sapa, if you want to escape the...

i don't know what the train situation is now (since it changes so much), but i took an overnight train from Bagan to Yangon (similar to...

you said don't count on booking internal flights when you get there... are you just referring to around Timkat time or in general? because...

honestly, hitching is a risk anywhere. it really depends on who picks you up. i know some people that have done it with no problems. i...

i also am curious about this. i want to visit the merkato during the day, which i heard is a pickpocketing heaven, so i wanted to leave...

omg... i'm heading to ethiopia in a month... is there any reason for me to be worried??? :S

there is a left luggage room at ollantaytambo station, right next to the ticket office. we used it when we wanted to visit the ollanta...

Just things I've been reading online and from blogs... Some may be overexaggerated, I don't know. One woman said she had jewelry ripped off...

So I've been reading rather nightmarish reports of pickpocketing/mugging/thefts in the Addis Merkato area that are making me somewhat...

bagan and inle are the iconic regions of burma. try to see at least one of them and skip the beaches, you get better beaches elsewhere in...

how are you getting there? plane? rental car? that will ultimately determine how much you can do, which quite frankly, is probably not very...

also.... make sure you have exact amount. no one seems to have change and they don't bother with it.

was there in dec '10 so i don't know if things have changed or not. you go to the head tourist office off the main square in AC and...