Just returned from Myanmar, Visa on Arrival, and more......

mr jerk..if u cant handle beggars then just stay home.

Oh, hey, I clicked my own travelogue link (Asia 2005, 2006, 2007) to read (again) about Burma and look at photos. Here is something from the bus ride Rangoon to Bago (for SK, they always put little stools or something in the aisles of the buses so they can squeeze more people in):

I fall into conversation with the woman sitting on the little blue stool next to me. She tells me she is retired, a physician. She and her husband (also a doctor) have a small practice in a village near Bago. I ask her what is the biggest problem they see and she says, "Poverty." Diagnoses-wise, they see the basic primary care things, except more parasites. I ask her how people pay for the care and she smiles softly, "They cannot pay very much." I say, "So you are choosing to do this." And she looks at me directly and says, "Yes."

Another "sob-story" - posted "somewhere else" and here, too.

CK

#2 Quite amazing really, but you seem to have missed the point , again,.... Where in my post do I mention that I cant handle beggars? Hey, I give beggars ,who have no option but to beg , money or food, I worked in Hyderabad some years back taking food and clothing to the worst cases(leprosy, disfigurement, elephantisis, madness etc) We however didnt take shampoo , soap and pens to well fed kids.... , I dont like to trade insults but in your case Mr Joe, Ill make an exception "WHAT A JERK"......

ps It should be #20 ,of course

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<hr>we entered Myanmar using the Visa-on-Arrival<hr></blockquote>
Just like to set the record straight here.. Myanmar Immigration do not offer Visa-on-Arrival.. It is however possible, through a travel agent, at a fee, to pre-arrange visa.. Just don't think its a case of getting a visa on arrival.. In fact, unless you have visum in your passport.. or a letter of confirmation stating that you have pre-arranged visum.. your airline will not allow you to check in on your Myanmar bound flight.

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Just like to set the record straight here.. Myanmar Immigration do not offer Visa-on-Arrival.. It is however possible, through a travel agent, at a fee, to pre-arrange visa.. Just don't think its a case of getting a visa on arrival.. In fact, unless you have visum in your passport.. or a letter of confirmation stating that you have pre-arranged visum.. your airline will not allow you to check in on your Myanmar bound flight.
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Thanks for setting the record straight.
Do you have a source for your information? First hand experience?

I've gotten the visa on arrival before, have the rules changed again?

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As a matte of fact.. yes, I do!
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<hr>I've gotten the visa on arrival before<hr></blockquote>
on-arrival visa, granted immediately prior to entering the country, such as at an airport or border control post. This is distinct from not requiring a visa at all, as the visitor must still obtain the visa before they can even try to pass through immigration. The on-arrival visa usually is nothing more than an arrival tax, though the visitors can still be denied entry even with a visa.

You got something like that on entry to Myanmar... really.. when?

More likely what you got was pre-arranged visum.. arranged through a travel bureau.... as opposed to applying yourself through an Embassy... right?

This may be semantics to you... however to me, visa on arrival implies.. being able to arrive at the immigration counter and pay for your visum without making prior arrangements or paying a middleman to do it for you.

To SK78 - Thanks, I've been in 2 minds about whether to travel to Myanmar for our next trip and your post has allayed some of my concerns.

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<hr>in case you havent noticed, is a forum and I am stating my point of view which Im free to do<hr></blockquote>
Do you always state your point of view by attacking people? You must be a joy to live (and travel) with.

Lizbee279, no matter your opinion of nijkerk or the way he expresses his views, I do hope you understood his point about not handing out little gifts to children. It encourages them to leave school and take up selling useless things to tourists as a profession, or begging for soap and pens.

Travel Responsibly

lizebee279 ... perhaps registering a new handle just to come out of left field will give you a good night sleep.. but no credibility whatsoever.