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  1. Awash avatar

    Obtaining a Myanmar visa from London by post

    by Awash 14 September 2011

    Hey Travellers! Maybe I've missed it, but there don't seem to be any very recent posts about this, so just wanted to check that the visa…

  2. roadahead616 avatar

    Re: Myanmar

    by roadahead616 14 September 2011

    [VJ Handed 10 More Years|http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22074] By SAI ZOM HSENG Wednesday, September 14, 2011 A Rangoon…

  3. melitodes avatar

    Working/Volunteering in Asia?

    by melitodes 14 September 2011

    Dear fellow travellers, I've been to Asia several times and always had great experiences. Now I have some free time and I'd like to make…

  4. melitodes avatar

    Working/Volunteering in Asia?

    by melitodes 14 September 2011

    Dear fellow travellers, I've been to Asia several times and always had great experiences. Now I have some free time and I'd like to make…

  5. melitodes avatar

    Working/Volunteering in Asia?

    by melitodes 14 September 2011

    Dear fellow travellers, I've been to Asia several times and always had great experiences. Now I have some free time and I'd like to make…

  6. melitodes avatar

    Working/Volunteering in Asia?

    by melitodes 14 September 2011

    Dear fellow travellers, I've been to Asia several times and always had great experiences. Now I have some free time and I'd like to make…

  7. plutonic avatar

    Taikkyi

    by plutonic 14 September 2011

    What's the best and easiest way to travel to Taikkyi from Yangon. I'm interested in going there for a day trip when I'm in Myanmar. …

  8. james2020 avatar

    RE: How could I improve my itinerary?

    by james2020 14 September 2011

    I am going to Myanmar in January so don't have the first hand experience. However I have read that the trek between Inle and Kalaw takes…

  9. Cassiecat avatar

    RE: Best place to change money in Mandalay?

    by Cassiecat 14 September 2011

    Thanks for your replies. It sounds like there isn't a central place to change money in Mandalay as there is in Yangon, so just choose…

  10. madftv avatar

    How could I improve my itinerary?

    by madftv 14 September 2011

    Dear travellers: By the beginning of October I will be travelling by my own around Burma for almost 16 days. That will be my first…

  11. montyman avatar

    RE: Best place to change money in Mandalay?

    by montyman 14 September 2011

    change money central aisle Bogyoke unless monday as is closed, or then opposite Traders Sakura Tower the travel agents ground floor. are…

  12. blackpepper14 avatar

    Re: KSRoad Area to Indonesian Embassy

    by blackpepper14 14 September 2011

    UPDATE...I went to the Indonesian Embassy today. Easy peasy...Took a meter taxi (From KSRoad area) at about 8:15. Traffic was a bit on…

  13. Brycead avatar

    Re: Myanmar Tourist Visa??

    by Brycead 14 September 2011

    Lonely planet is blocked in Myanmar according to an article I read by Tony

  14. davyd avatar

    Re: Myanmar Tourist Visa??

    by davyd 14 September 2011

    strange everything in Yangon first day i used internet cafe next to my hotel. 500 kyats an hour, very slow speed, waiting for 5 minutes…

  15. montyman avatar

    RE: Asia Beckons... a/gain...

    by montyman 14 September 2011

    you have benefitted by an advanced educational system yet you want your childrens future to be restricted by the same poor educational…

  16. mcsmcsmcs avatar

    Re: Cinderella Hotel .. new hotel in Mawlamyine

    by mcsmcsmcs 14 September 2011

    I stayed at the Cinderella in December. It was a slightly strange experience, but not bad. English wasn't really spoken by the staff and…

  17. Julie_L avatar

    RE: Pathein

    by Julie_L 14 September 2011

    There may be a decent hotel in Pathein, but we couldn't find it. We looked at their 'nicest' hotel (don't have the name here) which was…

  18. Cassiecat avatar

    Best place to change money in Mandalay?

    by Cassiecat 13 September 2011

    We are going back to Burma in November. We will fly into Yangon from Bangkok and catch the first flight to Mandalay. I know where to…

  19. piaczka avatar

    RE: Myanmar.

    by piaczka 13 September 2011

    I flew from Yangon to Chiang Mai two weeks ago on Air Bagan, and I am pretty sure I could fly the other way too, if I wanted to... …

  20. bobbbee avatar

    Re: photos from my last trip

    by bobbbee 13 September 2011

    Herbie47 I have read many of your posts over the last 8 months in preparation for my trip. I am doing the first timer trip after debating…

  21. everbrite avatar

    RE: From Greece To Thailand By Land

    by everbrite 13 September 2011

    >Turkey-Iran-Pakistan-India-Bangladesh -Myanmar-Thailand. Not just difficult but impossible. I don't think you can pass overland from…

  22. Herbie47 avatar

    RE: photos from my last trip

    by Herbie47 13 September 2011

    Sorry I went last year, going to Cambodia and Laos this year. Burma allow time to get around and things do not always go to plan, it is…

  23. bobbbee avatar

    Re: photos from my last trip

    by bobbbee 13 September 2011

    Great images, David. I, too, am going on my Myanmar photographic journey this November. I am a Nikon guy, as well. I will be using the…

  24. SamPan avatar

    RE: Can filipina travelmto Singapore? Need visa?

    by SamPan 13 September 2011

    #2 - exception - Myanmar

  25. annehanson avatar

    Re: Medication

    by annehanson 13 September 2011

    Beware of fakes in Myanmar. Even from reputable places. I had to have emergency dental treatment - in a tiny village on Inle Lake and…

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