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Myanmar travel tips
Posted on Oct 27, 2008, 23:55:13 by svastika
... staying in air-conditioned rooms for too long. Monosodium Glutamate - (MSG) Alert Throughout most Asian countries including Myanmar MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) - known locally as 'AJINOMOTO' - is still used in food preparation in some restaurants. ...
 
Myanmar
Posted on Oct 27, 2008, 23:49:00 by svastika
... because it has had the smallest element of persecution. ( Bertrand Russell ) Dos and Donts in Myanmar Typical Character * Friendly, helpful, honest, * Treat everyone with respect and you will be respected. ...
 
5cts worth about Burma
Posted on Nov 22, 2009, 04:22:32 by kopwint
... to me to get involved. Visit Burma. Talk to people. Get Burma involved with the world. " More visitors mean more eyes on Myanmar and Generals have to care more. I deeply agrre with above ,now you guys can see we Govt make some good image with US ...
 
Myanmar-Burma
Posted on Jun 19, 2009, 02:03:42 by Paul
... do not agree with the tourism boycott and want foreigners to visit, spend money, make friends and find out for themselves about Myanmar. So you should research that a little and think about it. There is so much to say about Myanmar - but mainly it is a ...
 
Travelling Myanmat (Burma)
Posted on Sep 22, 2008, 08:18:35 by svastika
... South East Asia region , Myanmar ( Burma ) is my native place . therefore i can give many informations for you. you can ask about Myanmar. i can be local expert for Myanmar. Best regards' svastika ko.kk.latt@gmail.com
 
Myanmar Suggestions
Posted on Sep 22, 2008, 03:21:16 by svastika
... traveling Grandma, strong and healthy, have all my shots and fairly well traveled already. Do you have any recommendations re Yangon / Myanmar? Any places I might stay? How I might get a guide for a couple of days? Any precautions? And what shouldn' ...
 
Should you go - Lonely Planet
Posted on Sep 22, 2008, 03:07:15 by svastika
hello everybody , i am happy to hear and appreciate your interest on Myanmar's Nargis . i am from Myanamar. Now myanmar Gov opens visa for visitors who wants to visit at those areas through one of the Maynamar agents ( ...
 
Travel Insurance to Myanmar
Posted on Nov 27, 2007, 22:32:41 by mgzaymin
... sanctions. After much research I found MedexAssist. They did cover me in Myanmar and put into writing that the coverage was valid in Myanmar. I found that I could get several trip policies at less expense than I was paying for the annual coverage."
 
5cts worth about Burma
Posted on Nov 17, 2007, 22:20:35 by mgzaymin
... others. Sorry, although the Burmese generals may be arseholes, the way forward seems to me to get involved. Visit Burma. Talk to people. Get Burma involved with the world. " More visitors mean more eyes on Myanmar and Generals have to care more.
 
Please help me with my Dissertation Thesis (abt Myanmar)
Posted on Oct 20, 2009, 16:50:04 by anja09
... recovering from crisis at the example of Myanmar". The survey is directed at all people who have already traveled to Myanmar. The success of my thesis depends significantly on this survey and the answering of the questions takes on average no longer ...
 
Travelling Myanmat (Burma)
Posted on Sep 22, 2008, 08:27:54 by svastika
... to indianized influent hybrid culture would be learned. Therefore you don't miss to feel conceptual though of the past and to look aesthetic views of the present. Svastika ko.kk.latt@gmail.com Myanmar ( burma )
 
Should you go - Lonely Planet
Posted on Jul 10, 2008, 22:42:35 by Paul
Hi. I picked up a copy of a recent Myanmar Lonely Planet yesterday. As some of you have already figured out, I am usually no great fan of LP publications, but I must say the first number of pages in the Myanmar book were well written and researched and ...
 
Myanmar Suggestions
Posted on Jan 7, 2008, 20:51:43 by grammiecat
... traveling Grandma, strong and healthy, have all my shots and fairly well traveled already. Do you have any recommendations re Yangon / Myanmar? Any places I might stay? How I might get a guide for a couple of days? Any precautions? And what shouldn' ...
 
Burma...Hows it feeling?
Posted on Nov 17, 2007, 21:52:56 by mgzaymin
Hi Paul, How ?? Have you been to Myanmar ?? Myanmar is back to normal but from the tourist industry , we all need you badly . Heavy cancellation due to boycott . Hotels and tourist site are empty and effect badly to people who depend on this.
 
Burma...Hows it feeling?
Posted on Sep 26, 2007, 08:45:25 by Paul
... of the Reverend Sangha in Burma (Myanmar) As you know, in the last week the Reverend Sangha in Burma (Myanmar) has declared an Excommunicative Boycott (Patta-Nikkujjana) against the military government there. The Boycott is established under the Vinaya ...
 
Myanmar Suggestions
Posted on Feb 22, 2007, 21:20:24 by vlogabond
... are flying out from Bangkok to Yangon within the next few days, and are looking for any general advice for the country of Myanmar (including tips on survival). Most importantly, we are curious of two things. Firstly, is it possible to fly into Myanmar, and ...
 
Diving Mergui Archipelago
Posted on Nov 19, 2009, 03:44:45 by scubagirl78
hello, i am travelling to myanmar in january. first doing some travelling around yangon and then I want to go down to the Mergui Archipelago and do some diving. can somebody help me finding a nice way getting there, maybe find a nice hotel/guest house ...
 
Please help me with my Dissertation Thesis (abt Myanmar)
Posted on Oct 20, 2009, 17:04:03 by starlagurl
Anja, I've never been but here's a tip: To easily find people who have been to Myanmar, you might want to send messages to people individually after doing a search like this:
 
Air Bagan travel package
Posted on Aug 6, 2009, 05:05:08 by abqaiq
... Thailand. As for air safety I've read concerns about all the domestic carriers but also heard OK reports as well - hard to know what to make of it all, but have to put it down to appreciating that Myanmar is outside the norms of life on many levels.
 
Air Bagan travel package
Posted on Aug 5, 2009, 02:21:03 by abqaiq
... the package but are leery about committing to an unknown price increase. This is the first time we've been unable to confirm an airfare when booking. Does anyone have an input on this - is this standard practice for airline companies in Myanmar?
 
Myanmar-Burma
Posted on Jun 28, 2009, 13:33:59 by wisconsin_fan81
I would LOVE to backpack through Myanmar. I think that would be an amazing way to see not only this beautiful country, but a lot of Asia.
 
Amazing temple in Myanmar/Burma
Posted on Nov 20, 2008, 14:24:37 by starlagurl
... ("shwe" means gold and "Dagon" is the former name of Yangon) Pagoda is a 98-meter (322 feet) coned shaped giant, golden and glistening stupa which is situated in Yangon, Myanmar. Anybody been before? Original article here:
 
Travelling Myanmat (Burma)
Posted on Sep 22, 2008, 16:24:17 by starlagurl
Thanks svastika. Did you already write up a starter kit? To become a Local Expert, you need to write up an informative blog post about Myanmar like this one about Thailand:
 
Should you go - Lonely Planet
Posted on Jul 30, 2008, 10:25:18 by cactusjoe
I couldn't get a visa to get into Myanmar. But I did collect some money from friends and buy goods that I got in via other channels and also got some money in to people that were helping. Not a lot, but hopefully helpful. I am going in ...
 
Should you go - Lonely Planet
Posted on Jul 13, 2008, 10:27:55 by Paul
I couldn't get a visa to get into Myanmar. But I did collect some money from friends and buy goods that I got in via other channels and also got some money in to people that were helping. Not a lot, but hopefully helpful.
 
Should you go - Lonely Planet
Posted on Jul 11, 2008, 09:42:13 by starlagurl
Well that's good to hear. Did you ever work anything out with Myanmar? I remember you were trying to help out during the cyclone, but I can't remember if you actually ended up going...
 
believe it when we see it
Posted on Mar 10, 2008, 03:30:02 by Paul
... news or progress from what I can hear. There are some good clips on the Burmese and the various ethnic groups in Myanmar on YouTube. I currently waiting for to download and also watched some by brooklynmonk1 who is actually a martial arts video guy. ...
 
Travel Insurance to Myanmar
Posted on Nov 24, 2007, 21:24:01 by mgzaymin
As per some government's travel warning and boycott, most of the tourist , who want to come to Myanmar are facing difficult to buy travel insurance. Is there anyway to overcome this problem??
 
5cts worth about Burma
Posted on Oct 10, 2007, 14:30:03 by peacefrog
... it much more of an issue for the junta. Today the generals can joke about the sanctions, if they care at all. If Myanmar had a few xillion euros of commercial exchange with us, they would take sanction threats more seriously... and we wouldn't be in ...
 
Burma...Hows it feeling?
Posted on Sep 26, 2007, 19:24:11 by peacefrog
By the way, I wrote a couple of entries, trying to help explain how the Burmese behave and react. Just thought it would be additional input, as the newspaper donīt really take the time to explain the mentality of the country. Not pretending to be ...
 

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