Destination
Pathein (Bassein)
Pathein, Myanmar’s fourth city and the most important delta port outside Yangon, lies in the heart of a major rice-growing area that produces the finest in Myanmar, including pawsanmwe t’ămìn (fragrant rice).
Pathein, Myanmar’s fourth city and the most important delta port outside Yangon, lies in the heart of a major rice-growing area that produces the finest in Myanmar, including pawsanmwe t’ămìn (fragrant rice).
Bago, a former capital, is a Disney-flavoured theme park of gaudy religious sites.
Forgive us for thinking that Ngwe Saung Beach may have begun to show symptoms of bipolar disorder.
Chaung Tha Beach, 25 miles west of Pathein, is a place of holiday excess for the Myanmar middle class.
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