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This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Myanmar (Burma) guide provides a selection of travel... ’ blunders and successes, while adding occasional family anecdotes of Burma’s early days of independence. He... . In Andrew Marshall’s excellent The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire (2002

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Myanmar (Burma) has been in headlines lately. Last month, the military junta held the first elections in two decades, though US President Barack Obama called them ‘neither free nor fair’ . Members... years under house arrest, was released . Is Myanmar changing? Some are saying that it’s a PR move

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, with a bit of advice and background knowledge we’re confident you’ll return from Myanmar having savoured some... and pulse dishes, very spicy curries and flatbreads. In towns large and small throughout Myanmar you... . Despite being the most ubiquitous type of dining in Myanmar (upcountry this is often the only kind

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As Myanmar/Burma opens up, sanctions lift and life there rapidly changes, more travellers... -to-date information on what to expect when visiting the country. Here is a brief run-down on what travelling in Burma... / Getty Planning your Burma trip The massive uptake in tourism in 2012 and 2013 has hit Burma hard

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‘This is Burma’, wrote Rudyard Kipling. ‘It is quite unlike any place you know about.’ How right he was: more than a century later Myanmar remains a world apart. Surreal & Traditional To travel here... aspects of travel in Myanmar is the opportunity to experience a corner of Asia that, in many ways, has

people. LP: First of all, we have decided use both names for our Myanmar/Burma travel guide , but which do you prefer? ASSK: I prefer ‘Burma’, because the name was changed [by the government] without... tourists visiting Burma. However, you appear to have softened this stance over the last few years. How do

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Tourism in Myanmar (Burma) has long been a thorny issue. This Q&A, taken from Lonely Planet... , or NLD) has argued that a visit to Burma amounts to an endorsement of the regime and puts money... San Su Kyi now suggests that responsible travellers can help to change Burma. Other pro

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Whether or not to travel to Myanmar (Burma) remains a difficult question. The country is ruled... in the summer of 2011, Aung San Suu Kyi declared that she wanted foreign travellers to visit Burma. The daughter... (see our tips on travelling to Burma responsibly ). Visitors to Burma are rewarded with that sense

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Things are changing rapidly in Myanmar (Burma) , politically and for tourists, so it... pays to research beforehand. As Myanmar struggles to meet demand by would-be tourists, two travellers... In several of the conversations we did have, throughout Myanmar we had the surprising experience of being

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that is sweeping through Myanmar (Burma) . Government-backed banks on the market’s fringes are finally selling... wider press freedom, Myanmar is still a very different place to travel than its Southeast Asian... by the West since the military crackdown of 1988, taxis in Myanmar are by and large ageing white Toyota Celica

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It was my husband’s first trip to Myanmar , and I was eager to show Chris my country of birth... .hsaba.com Also check out: Eating in Myanmar (Burma): a guide to Burmese cuisine A first-timer’s guide to Myanmar Is Myanmar’s Mrauk U the next Angkor Wat? Let Lonely Planet’s top

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In Myanmar/Burma ’s Shan State , Inle Lake is an iconic destination – and for good reason... to Myanmar ). Inthein, west of the lake, is a popular start or stop point for treks from Kalaw , and you... ). Primed on Inle Lake? Read up on the rest of the country with Lonely Planet’s Myanmar (Burma) travel

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