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  1. Myanmar (Burma) travel guide

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    <strong>Myanmar</strong> (<strong>Burma</strong>) travel guide
    • 11th Edition,
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    Now in its 11th edition, the most comprehensive guide to Myanmar (Burma) on the market returns. Now in its 11th edition, the most comprehensive guide to Myanmar (Burma) on the market returns with scenes of horse carts crawling past colonial mansions in a country isolation has preserved from modernity. Drift

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  2. Myanmar (Burma): travel books to read before you go

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    • 1 October 2010

    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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  3. Should you go to Myanmar (Burma)?

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    • 22 November 2010

    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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  4. Eating in Myanmar (Burma): an intro to Burmese food

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    • 10 January 2013

    , 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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  5. The essential guide to travelling to Myanmar/Burma

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    • 4 April 2013

    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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  6. Myanmar/Burma - Overview

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    • Asia
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    • Burma
    Myanmar/<strong>Burma</strong> - Overview

    ‘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

  7. Traveling Myanmar / Burma from June 20 to July 15. Travel buddy? Advice?

    • Thorn Tree forum
    • Departure Lounge
    • Asia - South-East Asia Mainland
    • Author
    • momo034
    • Date Posted
    • 16 June 2013 9:13am
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    • 17 June 2013 12:39pm
    Im traveling solo and as far as I know dormitories are slim to none in Burma so its cheaper... are a start, then some side trips ie Mt Popa etc, and some trekking if you into that. Generally Myanmar... the internet to research a developing country, especially Burma. Also, you may want to get well off the beaten

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  8. Myanmar/Burma kyat in Boston/NYC

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    • Asia - South-East Asia Mainland
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    • melissamazzeo
    • Date Posted
    • 11 June 2013 7:35pm
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    • 14 June 2013 6:42pm
    Hi all, I just returned from a (great!) vacation in Myanmar/Burma. I highly recommend it to anyone considering a visit. I have some leftover currency that I am having trouble exchanging back... it and you can send by mail. :) I'm going to Myanmar in August and I live in Brazil. But only if nobody wanna

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  9. Photography tips: interiors

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    • 27 November 2010

    situations. Craftsman making parasols in workshop in Myanmar by Richard I’Anson In many

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  10. Lonely Planet interviews Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi

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    • 4 January 2011

    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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  11. Travel literature review: Golden Earth

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    • 20 February 2011

    of visiting Indochina, which he wrote of in The Dragon Apparent , he makes his way to Burma . At the time Burma was riddled with insurgents and warlords, which the newly minted post-colonial government had... of the crew killed.’ Nevertheless, dangers aside, a recent traveller to Burma is easily jealous of Lewis

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  12. Travel literature review: Sunrise with Seamonsters

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    • 11 July 2011

    a multitude of unexpected territories – Myanmar (Burma) , Corsica , Afghanistan , and Malawi , amongst

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  13. Travelling responsibly to Burma

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    • 9 January 2012

    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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  14. Out of the shadows: a new dawn in Burma

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    • 9 January 2012

    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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  15. Is Myanmar’s Mrauk U the ‘next Angkor Wat’?

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    • 19 March 2012

    Myanmar (Burma) is becoming the new hotspot destination of Southeast Asia. Now that the US has... . But after updating Lonely Planet’s guidebook to Myanmar twice, I’d have to admit it’s not even my favorite... .com/travel .) Burma goes slow, Mrauk U slower. It’s one of my favorite places in the world. Seeing temples

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  16. A first-timer’s guide to Myanmar

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    • 26 April 2012

    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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  17. Five must-follow Myanmar travel tips

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    • 4 September 2012

    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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  18. Food memories: a taste of home in Myanmar

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    • 10 January 2013

    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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  19. How to visit Inle Lake, Burma

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    • 18 April 2013

    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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  20. Cycle Myanmar

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    • Asia
    • Myanmar
    • Burma
    ToursOther

    by World Expeditions

    Few can argue that Myanmar is a gem of a destination. We explore at handle bar level this friendly land, where exceptional hospitality is guaranteed. After flying to Mandalay, our cycling adventure starts in earnest in with a ride on the outskirts before returning by boat on the Irrawaddy River. Our

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    #14 of 27 things to do in Myanmar/Burma

    from USD $3,290.00
  21. Highlights of Myanmar

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    • Asia
    • Myanmar
    • Burma
    ToursOther

    by World Expeditions

    real culture and traditions of Myanmar on a walk on the Shan Plateau to our monastery or homestay. Inle

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    #12 of 27 things to do in Myanmar/Burma

    from USD $2,890.00
  22. Myanmar Family Adventure

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    • Asia
    • Myanmar
    • Burma
    ToursCycling

    by World Expeditions

    Our thrilling adventure begins in Yangon, its impressive colonial and spiritual heritage makes it one of the most fascinating cities in Southeast Asia. We visit the Shwedagon Pagoda, the Mah

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    #26 of 27 things to do in Myanmar/Burma

    from USD $2,190.00
  23. Trek the Shan Hills

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    • Myanmar
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    by World Expeditions

    Our journey begins in Mandalay from where we take a scenic two-hour drive to the former British hill station of Maymyo, now officially called Pyin Oo Lwin. The town is located on a plateau

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    #13 of 27 things to do in Myanmar/Burma

    from USD $1,090.00
  24. China, Burma & Thailand

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    • Asia
    • Myanmar
    • Burma
    ToursOverland

    by Intrepid

    through the rural heart of Burma’s Shan state, Wander around Burma’s last royal city, Mandalay, Cruise... the sunset from Mount Kyaiktiyo, Travel overland through Burma’s southern Mon state, Be bowled over... charm of Burma - a country that has only recently opened its doors to travellers once again. Beginning

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    #19 of 27 things to do in Myanmar/Burma

    from USD $3,870.00
  25. Thailand, Burma & Laos

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    • Asia
    • Myanmar
    • Burma
    ToursOverland

    by Intrepid

    - Admire the sunset from Mt Kyaiktiyo Experience the rich culture and diverse landscapes of South East Asia by travelling through Thailand, Burma and Laos. Beginning among the streetlights... years ago among the resplendent scenery of Burma. For a definitive slice of the region’s ancient

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    #20 of 27 things to do in Myanmar/Burma

    from USD $6,565.00

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