MYANMAR PHOTO GALLERY: Journey Along the Ayerarwady River

MYANMAR PHOTO GALLERY: Journey Along the Ayerarwady River The grand Ayerarwady River is the Nile or Amazon of Myanmar. It’s swift brown waters run nearly the entire length of the nation, eventually emptying into the Indian Ocean near Yangon, Myanmar’s capital city. For most of its length, people go about their traditional daily lives in …

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Trang Thailand – A ‘Real Thai’ Town

sunset - Koh Ngai - Trang Province

Trang Thailand – A ‘Real Thai’ Town  Trang Province lies in southern Thailand along the Andaman Sea on Thailand’s west coast. Trang is situated directly south of Krabi Province (think Koh Phi Phi or Koh Lanta) and north of Satun Province, Thailand’s southernmost province. Like all of Thailand’s southern provinces, Trang’s interior is mountainous with …

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Travel Misadventures: Panic at Midnight

Travel Misadventures: Panic at Midnight  Instantly, I let loose an deep, gut-wrenching, morbid scream as pure panic swept over my body. I quickly swept the giant creature off my body. I was astounded that such a loud and clearly petrified scream did not bring one single person to investigate. Not one single guest in all …

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Great Reasons to Visit Myanmar

Great Reasons to Visit Myanmar Despite the various difficulties and downsides of traveling through Myanmar, the country does have many great things to see and experience. Myanmar boasts two unique-to-the-world, must-see attractions, several slightly less-known attractions, and many traditional lifestyles and customs that you won’t see anywhere else in the world. If you can put …

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PHOTO GALLERY: The People of Myanmar

cow herders drive their herd down a country road near Hsi Paw town on the Shan Plateau – Myanmar PHOTO GALLERY: The People of Myanmar Myanmar is a huge melting pot of people from many different cultures: Burmese, Thai, Indian, Nepali, Chinese and many tribal people such as the Shan and Kachin. All these people …

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LangkawiTour Review: Bird Watching Tour with Wendy Chin

Langkawi Tour Review: Bird Watching Tour with Wendy Chin On my request, Wendy picked me up at 7:30 at the restaurant where I ate breakfast. This was my second bird-watching tour with Wendy, so I knew she’d be punctual and well-prepared. Even so I was taken aback at how extremely well-prepared she was. Before we …

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Travel in Myanmar 2013 – Update

Travel in Myanmar 2013 – Update Many big changes have taken place in the past two years for international travelers to Myanmar. Exchanging money, arriving in Mandalay from abroad, prices of rooms and other services have changed significantly since the last guidebooks were published in late 2011. There are major changes in: * International arrivals …

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Myanmar Then & Now: 2000 and 2013

Ayerarwady River scene - Mandalay - Myanmar

Myanmar Then & Now: 2000 and 2013 When I traveled through Myanmar for one month back in 2000, I was so awestruck by the country that it quickly snapped to the top of my ‘return to …’ list. Visiting Myanmar was like stepping completely out of the modern world and falling into a different century. …

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PHOTO GALLERY: Images of Myanmar

PHOTO GALLERY: Images of Myanmar Formerly known as Burma, Myanmar lies in SE Asia bordering Thailand, Laos, China, India and Bangladesh. The country is a kind of crossroads between the more Indian Asia & the Far East Asia. It’s a huge melting pot of people from its neighboring countries as well as various tribal people. …

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2013 Guide to Arriving in Mandalay Myanmar

2013 Guide to Arriving in Mandalay Myanmar Many big changes have taken place in the past two years for international travelers to Myanmar. Exchanging money, arrival in Mandalay, transportation to/from Mandalay airport, prices of rooms and other services have changed significantly since the last guidebooks were published in late 2011. I’ve written an extensive post …

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