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RE: hill station of Pyin u Lwin or Kalaw, if I have to choose one?
by rivaltribal 02 April 2012
Kalaw....wouldn't call Pyin-U-Lwin a 'hill station'....or Hsipaw would be better if you were thinking of heading east from Mandalay. …
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RE: Just spent 2 weeks in Burma/Myanmar
by cilee76 08 January 2012
Note about bagan airport, we noticed what may have been the best exchange rate we encountered. Next 4days; flight to Mandalay. Immediat…
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RE: Bus from Hsipaw to Mandalay
by landatravels 09 October 2011
Hi, I am taking the train from Pyin Oo Lwin to Hsipaw, so wanted to travel a different way back to Mandalay.
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RE: Just how booked up are hotels in November? Also, TRAINS
by Coega 07 October 2011
Gideonn, bad luck that you couldn't take the train. We took the train from Hsipaw to Pyin oo Lwin in July. It's long ride though, 7 hours.…
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RE: How could I improve my itinerary?
by Compadre 14 September 2011
Day 9/10 will not work. You get back from Mingun to Mandalay in the afternoon. Your taxi to Kalaw will start the next morning and you…
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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…
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RE: Is it really that crowded?
by Herbie47 12 September 2011
No not that crowded, Bagan and Inle have plenty of places to stay. Flights last year were a bit of a problem because Yangon Air was grounded…
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RE: Is hiring Motorbikes possible in Myanmar?
by Herbie47 12 September 2011
They have decent cycles at Inle, ones with gears for only $1 a day, plenty of places to go to within a few miles. I would say Hsipaw would…
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RE: Internet Connection
by piaczka 07 September 2011
I would have thought so too, but apparently that is not the case and I tried a few different internet cafes. I was able to access gmail…
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RE: Internet Connection
by Herbie47 07 September 2011
Slow in Lashio that is surprising. I found Hsipaw to be far the fastest, they said it was Chinese internet, thought Lashio be the same.…
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RE: Itinerary mynamar
by Herbie47 05 September 2011
Fly into Yangon, from Bangkok or Kuala Kumpar with Air Asia. The big 4, Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle. Side trips to Pwin U Lwin, Kyaukme…
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RE: Internet Connection
by Herbie47 05 September 2011
Yangon OK. Bagan and Inle - not good. Hsipaw was the best by some way. Gmail should be OK, yahoo and hotmail are blocked but they can…
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Re: Inle lake or Pyin U Lwin
by gns123 04 September 2011
Going back to the original topic, I think a lot depends on why you are going there. If the intention is to make a single visit to do the…
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RE: Myanmar in December for two weeks
by gideonn 03 September 2011
Hi Just back from 3.5 weeks in Myanmar with my 3 kids. Firstly, its easy with kids - you should have no problem. But if I were you I…
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RE: Myanmar in December for two weeks
by Herbie47 01 September 2011
The bus journeys are quite long as distances are far. Yangon to Bagan is about 12 hours, Yangon to Mandalay is about 12 hours, Yangon…
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Re: Pyin Oo Lwin or Hsipaw
by murmurha 24 August 2011
I recommend frm Hsipaw to Pyin well worth to take train! It's a once in a lifetime journey,make cameras ready for "Gokhteik" bridge,just…
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RE: inle lake to hsipaw via rute 44?
by Herbie47 19 August 2011
No this road is off limits to foreigners. There has been quite a bit of trouble lately in that area so there is no way you can go. We…
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RE: Mandalay to Hsipaw
by xyz8282 18 August 2011
The big buses seem to be always freezing cold (I used one that transported beer from Yangon, %ยค#&), but the local buses... I wasn't the…
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RE: Mandalay to Hsipaw
by Herbie47 18 August 2011
Well I got the bus from Yangon to Bagan and they would not turn the AC off even when everyone was freezing at night. The one from Kyaukme…
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RE: Mandalay to Hsipaw
by xyz8282 18 August 2011
Hm... I managed to buy bus tickets in July in Mandalay for 4000 kyats independently (my guesthouse, E. T. Hotel helped me to get to buy…
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RE: Mandalay to Hsipaw
by Herbie47 18 August 2011
Does the car just take you to Hsipaw or does it wait for you overnight. On this route AC is not really needed as it is in the hills so…
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RE: Mandalay to Hsipaw
by roadahead616 18 August 2011
+a private car for that journey should be no more than around $50+ That would have been a realistic price till around 4 years ago Monty:-…
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RE: Mandalay to Hsipaw
by montyman 18 August 2011
and as said if staying royal GH then the delectable little sweetie manageress ,Ngy wynn will arrange it all for you ;)
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