Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar Travel Blogs

The question of Myanmar (Burma)

A travel blog entry by philthy

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... thought we would be doing more good than harm in Myanmar I must say it was also a unique country to visit. We arrived in Yangon (Rangoon) and found what looked like a decent place to stay at the White House Hotel which has somehow, after four months of ...

I Have Friends in Rangoon

A travel blog entry by christinasworld

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... waving back. It's just me again alone on the other side of this great world. Yes, for two more days it's just me in Rangoon with the monks of the Byat That Monastery, the postcard girls and the laughing lady at the Shan noodle shop. I guess I'm not ...

Burmese Daze

A travel blog entry by laurenandjack

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... them of their plight. From Mandalay we headed back to Yangon, to begin planning our trip to India. For a capital city, Yangon is extremely rundown and seems to exist in another time. The whole country is completely free from western influence and ...

Beguiling Burma

A travel blog entry by sarah

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... a fan and look, a mosquito net's provided. The fan was fine until the power went out (a frequent daily, and nightly, occurrence in Rangoon), and the mosquitos buzzing around would have been thwarted by the net if there weren't holes in it, and if we could ...

The road to Mandalay

A travel blog entry by andrewanderica

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... stayed too but on this occasion I didn't get mistaken for him. Also of note was the appropriately titled "Light of Myanmar Newspaper house". We stopped and admired the fine articles pinned on the notice board outside, of particular note were the pieces ...

Myanmar - The Pariah State

A travel blog entry by andrewanderica

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... anywhere. We kind of have it in the back of our mind that these are the rich people though! As a quick overview Myanmar was previously a British colony. When Myanmar first gained independence from Britain it was the wealthiest nation in SE Asia as it has ...

Capitalism Yangon style

A travel blog entry by technotrekker

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... appointed dorm room. Sensational after pouring good money after bad into dodgy hotels down south. The first full day in Yangon (formerly Rangoon under British rule) I wandered the streets - my typical way of getting bearings and gaining a feel for a ...

A 76ct diamond, no not on Lady E’s finger

A travel blog entry by andrewanderica

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... with listening to music, and visiting our final tourist attraction the mighty Shwedagon Pagoda (the most important religious site in Myanmar). This was another contribution to the Government coffers but we cannot see how there is any money left after ...

Chapter 31: Me and Myanmar, Part 1

A travel blog entry by easyread

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... to speed on world events in Myanmar than anywhere else in my travels! As an aside, the standard of accommodation in Myanmar was excellent, and I thought rooms were generally a better value here than elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Food was similarly tasty ...

I Never Learned the Burmese Word for Goodbye

A travel blog entry by christinasworld

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... table at the old teashop near the Central Hotel and ordered a hearty plate of four curry vegetable puffs and a cup of milky Myanmar tea. I watched an old couple impeccably dressed across from me; he in crisp white mandarin collar shirt and jacket with a ...

A Political Essay

A travel blog entry by irax

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... in December 2002, nothing changed. As an asside, the military changed the name of the country to Myanmar and the names of various cities and towns (i.e. Rangoon to Yangon) not long after the 1990 elections to 'remove ties to their colonial past', this is ...

A Trip Back In Time

A travel blog entry by irax

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Flying from Bangkok to Yangon/Rangoon you have to set your watch back 30 minutes, they also say that you need to set your attitude back 40 years. The 'International Airport' was very interesting as it was in a bit of a delapitated state, it appeared ...

DEUTSCH: Myanmar

A travel blog entry by faff

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Myanmar: 23.06.08 - 11.07.08 Nachdem wir in Thailand einige nette Leute von Myanmar kennengelernt hatten sind Dave und ich neugierig geworden und haben spontan entschieden uns selbst einen Blick ueber das Land zu verschaffen. Um ehrlich zu sein,wusste ...

Yangon

A travel blog entry by irax

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... and get another cab. After a little nap once we arrived at our hotel he started to see the funny side of it. Yangon seemed different to me after spending the last month in Burma. Instead of the interesting variation of life and new and wonderful ...

Rangoon Return

A travel blog entry by beats

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... different on my return, I was now much more used to the people, the clothing, the poverty, just what everything looked like. I liked Rangoon, there wasn't much to do, but it was nice to walk around the centre & just feel the relaxed vibe of the place. ...

In Myanmar/Burma!

A travel blog entry by mimmik

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... ve actually ended up in Myanmar/Burma! A bit of a last-minute decision, but it was easy to fly from Chiang Mai to Yangon (Rangoon) and I'm also travelling with Daren, a guy from the Boulder area I met before I left. I'm all for adventure and independence, ...

Myanmar Needs Help

A travel blog entry by arewethere.yet

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... had escaped from their country to live happily and contently with very little. It is frightful what is happening in Myanmar; innocent people and the most revered members of the population are being killed. Valid petitions to help stop the ...

Burma summary

A travel blog entry by will

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... , with the thousands of ancient stupas rising out of the plains. I was left in awe of the incredible Shwedagon Paya in Rangoon, and enjoyed a pilgrimage with locals to the famous Golden Rock Pagoda at Kyaikhtiyo. Kalaw and Inle lake also proved to be ...

A Giant Leap into the Unknown

A travel blog entry by hodge

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Tear up you Lonely Planet, ignore Tony Blairs boycott and jump into the wonderful world of Myanmar. So far off the backpacker circuit of SE Asia, the country is truly magnificent. Although at least 50 years behind the rest of Asia and with traveling ...

What I Have Learned (Episode II)

A travel blog entry by christinasworld

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... to drive you can apparently become a taxi driver. *If there are any taxis with air-conditioning in Rangoon I've never seen them. *Myanmar has the worst sidewalks in all of Southeast Asia. Some countries may have comparably dangerous ten foot drops ...

Rangoon Dreams

A travel blog entry by christinasworld

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... it henceforth] was a less aggressive, kinder, brighter and more sophisticated Calcutta. Three days later I think it a fair comparison. Rangoon is like an elegant, strong-jawed man in frayed dinner jacket with a betelnut-stained smile. Our first day here ...

Burmese Culture Shock

A travel blog entry by beats

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... plane or two there as we arrived, which is quite symptomatic of Burma's isolation from the world stage. Wandering around Rangoon was eye opening & I was surprised to see all the women with yellow paste smeared across their cheeks - this is tanika, ...

The Burmese Fashion Show

A travel blog entry by hodge

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Burma just gets more bizarre......a 15 hour bus journey back to Yangon through river beds, over wooden bridges etc etc. The lady next to me on the bus stared at me for two hours, then got travel sick and threw up all over my feet...whie I was holding her ...

Magnificient Myanmar!

A travel blog entry by jeffs

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Who would have believed it????????????? Gazza and I staying dry for 2 whole days before our flight to Yangon in Myanmar? Even William Hill wouldn't have given it odds!! With pats on the back all round and early nights too, Gary and I sucessfully caught ...

Yangon

A travel blog entry by faff

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... smaller notes get pretty grubby but are usefull to keep in a back pocket to hand to any would be guides etc. Yangon is about as modern Myanmar gets and on first impressions you may be shocked. The streets are all broken down, mud and dirt everywhere ...

Beneath the surface.

A travel blog entry by will

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... sitting and reading EVERYWHERE! I must say, knowing full well the plight of the ordinary Burmese people, that I found Rangoon a fascinating city. Burmese, Chinese, Indian and other nationalities gave it a real cosmopolitan feel, and combined with the ...

We are in Yangon

A travel blog entry by jessnel

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... we'll find another internet cafe until we get to Mandalay though. Colonial Decay and Mix of Religion Yangon, or Rangoon, is the capital of Myanmar. It's filled with beautiful but decaying old colonial buildings, mixed with ugly modern concrete ...

Final Thoughts

A travel blog entry by faff

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... the people believe that their money is not safe there. Instead people who have some money buy gold, jade, jewellery, cars and property. Myanmar is the only country I know of where the value of a car goes up instead of down. The government limits the ...

Christmas in Yangon

A travel blog entry by jessnel

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... . 3. Trekking through hillside villages around Kalaw. 4. Bagan. 5. Excellent and cheap food. Five annoying things about Myanmar 1. "What Country? Which Hotel? Change Money? Bus, train, airline tickets?" "America! You very rich!" 2. Kids in ...

Buddha's Burmese Birthday

A travel blog entry by lucky

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... tinted glasses, the town seemed quiet, clean and friendly. Now having been through the serene, quiet, utopian cities of northern Myanmar, Yangon looked like a polluted, loud, dump. 3 days and I just wanted to get out. Unfortunately, my stomach kept me ...

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The question of Myanmar (Burma)

I Have Friends in Rangoon

Burmese Daze

Beguiling Burma

The road to Mandalay

Myanmar - The Pariah State

Capitalism Yangon style

A 76ct diamond, no not on Lady E’s finger

Chapter 31: Me and Myanmar, Part 1

I Never Learned the Burmese Word for Goodbye

A Political Essay

A Trip Back In Time

DEUTSCH: Myanmar

Yangon

Rangoon Return

In Myanmar/Burma!

Myanmar Needs Help

Burma summary

A Giant Leap into the Unknown

What I Have Learned (Episode II)

Rangoon Dreams

Burmese Culture Shock

The Burmese Fashion Show

Magnificient Myanmar!

Yangon

Beneath the surface.

We are in Yangon

Final Thoughts

Christmas in Yangon

Buddha's Burmese Birthday