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  1. montyman avatar

    RE: Myanmar Itinerary - Advice please!

    by montyman 29 May 2012

    skip Hsipaw with just 14 days arrive Yangon take overnight bus mandalay same day check in royal GH and crash for an hr then take the…

  2. badmonkeybar avatar

    Entertainment, nightlife and travel information in Yunnan, China

    by badmonkeybar 29 May 2012

    For all travelers heading through southwest China, or even southeast Asia, Yunnan is a spectacular and unique place to visit. Unlike much…

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    Re: Overland from Mandalay -->Imphal (India)

    by beyondborders 29 May 2012

    *Connectivity through Myanmar crucial for India's Look East Policy and ties with Asean* The Hindu NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN NAYPYITAW, May…

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    RE: How to discover Myanmar on dirtbikes

    by montyman 29 May 2012

    It's fine if you are living there zachb as a foreigner with proper visa etc etc but we are talking about travellers renting a mobo and…

  5. Myanmar1 avatar

    RE: itinerary-advice and questions about myanmar

    by Myanmar1 29 May 2012

    Hi 2 day enough to visit in Mandalay.,also Bagan and Inla lake. Thus You should choice another Place , so Many place of interest and attrac…

  6. zachb avatar

    RE: How to discover Myanmar on dirtbikes

    by zachb 29 May 2012

    runningdog, ha ha, when you put it that way, it does seem reckless! but I should clarify,the bike is in mine so I don't worry so much…

  7. dxk87 avatar

    Re: Myanmar Itinerary - Advice please!

    by dxk87 29 May 2012

    Hi - thank you for your advice. I am just wondering why you say we may be unwelcome in Hsipaw? Thanks

  8. dxk87 avatar

    RE: Myanmar Itinerary - Advice please!

    by dxk87 29 May 2012

    Thanks so much for your advice everyone - much appreciated. We are in Kuala Lumpur and have been in Borneo for the last 8 weeks so jetlag…

  9. Cassiecat avatar

    RE: bagan temples by taxi

    by Cassiecat 29 May 2012

    Sure, there are lots of different methods to choose. We'd done a lot of research and arrived with a long list. But we got lucky and…

  10. scottyheather avatar

    RE: Old Bagan , New Bagan or Nyaung U?

    by scottyheather 29 May 2012

    I'm not sure hilron. I just came across this by accident - I googled Bagan and maps and this just came up eventually. I only looked…

  11. hilron avatar

    RE: Myanmar Itinerary - Advice please!

    by hilron 29 May 2012

    If you come from Europe or worse, you might take some time to rid off the jetlag and get used to times and culture.

  12. hilron avatar

    RE: Old Bagan , New Bagan or Nyaung U?

    by hilron 29 May 2012

    Thanks for the digital map. It looks that a concentration of temples is between Bagan and Old Bagan. Are there more maps like this of…

  13. rivaltribal avatar

    RE: Myanmar Itinerary - Advice please!

    by rivaltribal 29 May 2012

    If you get the overnight bus to Bagan you might end up catching up on some sleep the first day so might need the second day there...and…

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    RE: Myanmar in August

    by rivaltribal 29 May 2012

    yep.....and of course we all know you can't swim when it's raining huh... It will be raining everywhere in August.

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    RE: How to discover Myanmar on dirtbikes

    by RunningDog 28 May 2012

    You rented a moto (illigally) and then tried to go through a military checkpoint in a military dictatorship with a burmese rider and…

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    RE: Myanmar Itinerary - Advice please!

    by Cassiecat 28 May 2012

    I will be pretty wet for trekking. I's cut that and Mt. Popa.

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    RE: Myanmar in August

    by Cassiecat 28 May 2012

    in August, yes.

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    RE: Myanmar in August

    by KenI 28 May 2012

    Won't it be rainy at the beach?

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    RE: Myanmar Itinerary - Advice please!

    by KenI 28 May 2012

    Why would one be unwelcome in Hsipaw?

  20. Cocodrilo avatar

    RE: bagan temples by taxi

    by Cocodrilo 28 May 2012

    +I've never felt like I was seen as a "walking ATM machine" in Burma+ I didn't either, but people constantly felt they had to remind…

  21. marianonl avatar

    Where to from Chiang Mai? looking for cheap/good/interesting places

    by marianonl 28 May 2012

    Hi, I'll stay in BKK 3 days, then heading to Chiang Mai -by the way: what's NOW wiser: bus or train?- and then I'm doubting: Burma, Laos,…

  22. Grahamapoole avatar

    RE: Myanmar Itinerary - Advice please!

    by Grahamapoole 28 May 2012

    This is far too complex for just 2 weeks - i'd leave out Hsipaw.(I'm not sure you'll be welcome there anyway) also herbie 47's Mt Popa.…

  23. zachb avatar

    RE: How to discover Myanmar on dirtbikes

    by zachb 28 May 2012

    now all the bikes are usually registered through the dealer... i don't think they would send the dealer, who has registered thousands…

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    Mobile Computer and English Training around Inle lake

    by ipkinlay 28 May 2012

    Dear Myanmar Lovers, I am Aung Kyaw Moe and I have been doing education in Inle Lake area. What I have been doing is I have started one…

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    Real iphone Again

    by ipkinlay 28 May 2012

    Dear Travelers , If you have any available of iPhone 3Gs and Upper model to sell second in Myanmar to help some how. We would like to…

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