Myanmar/BurmaBlogs we like

  1. Overland Travel from India to other South Asian Countries

    Blog: Arnab Maity Travel and Photography - 30 March 2012

    There is nothing quite like a road trip, the ochred rockies giving way to emerald paddies or clustered houses transitioning to dense settlements, a road trip comes with a promise of something new to the eye almost every time, even if its through a narrow side window of a bus or the wide windshield of a car.

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  2. Aung San Suu Kyi Released

    Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 13 November 2010

    It appears that Aung San Suu Kyi has been released. On this historic day, we extend our congratulations to all our friends in Myanmar. We hope this time it lasts. You can read about the release here. For those of you, who would like to read our Myanmar postings, visit our Myanmar section.

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  3. Impressions of Burma

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 10 May 2010

    It’s funny think that if I hadn’t walked through a glass door and ended up in hospital I might never have made it to Burma. But doing just that put paid to my plans to spend some time diving on … Continue reading →

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  4. Bagan: Nearly as many punctures as temples

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 5 May 2010

    With over 4,400 temples in a space the size of Manhattan, the biggest problem you face is deciding where to start. Especially when you’re still recovering from a dreadful bus journey. Our bus from Inle Lake was ‘only’ supposed to … Continue reading →

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  5. Hiking to Inle Lake

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 26 April 2010

    Nice as Kalaw was, we weren’t really there to see the town. No, we’d put up with the nightmare bus journey so that we could hike through the hills to Inle Lake, stopping off at various hill-tribe villages along the … Continue reading →

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  6. Only just making it to Kalaw

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 23 April 2010

    We packed so much into our first day in Yangon that we decided to change our plans and head straight for the hills the following day – on our first night bus of the trip. Tempting as it would have … Continue reading →

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  7. How to do Yangon in a day

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 20 April 2010

    Getting up at 4am is never the best way to start the day, but at least I was able to comfort myself with the knowledge that it was just going to be a ‘travel day’ – I planned to spend … Continue reading →

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