Yuzana Garden Hotel Yangon (Rangoon)

... this brother needs and would ask for?' I asked James quietly as to not offend or embarrass SeinThun, "James, only a bicycle? IS that all he needs. I though we would ask for much more. " James looked at me and replied, "Brother Alex, BrotherSein Thun asked me not to tell you what he truly wanted because He did not want to be a burden to you or our fellow brothers and sisters in America. What Brother Sein Thun really wants but was too embarrassed to ask as for a ...

Honestly, you don't expect too much when breakfast is included as part of the room rate but the scrambled eggs that are put on by the Motherland Inn are the best we found in all of Myanmar, add to that all you can eat toast, bananas, coffee, tea and cake and you have the makings of a mighty mighty breakfast. We also saw the crazy Kiwis from Bagan at breakfast, they'd just arrived at the guesthouse after getting into Yangon at 3Am and catching the sunrise at Schedagon Paya ...

... with locals and nobody else around.......their smile would drop from their face , a serious expression would replace it as they started to confide in us their true feelings about the government generals....and their treatment towards the people .......we could only ever do our best to sympathise .....and tell them that the world knew what was going on .............<br>There is a slim hope of planned 2010 elections .....but most people choose not to place any hope on this ........i ...

... Myanmar food is great, the buffets are fantastic for sampling everything It is very dusty and dirty, except at Inle Lake Transportation is a HUGE issue. Do NOT take the train and allow 10x longer to navigate than you think it would take unless you are flying The sunsets and sunrises are supposed to be incredible at Bagan, but it was never clear while we were there... It is like going back to the 19th century ...

... organs suggested otherwise. Quick 40 minute flight to Yangon and a filthy cab ride to the Governor's Residence, an Orient Express hotel, that felt like (and was luxury). A 1920's colonial mansion were we sat in the garden surrounded by illuminated giant fans enjoying a peg of gin or two and a Gazpacho.

... rigged together by someone who had collected odd parts over time. <br><br>One of the characters we met there was a young cycle rickshaw driver named Soe-Soe. He was a father of four and lived in a bamboo hut nearby. He had obtained an old computer keyboard and was teaching his young children how to use it even though it was not connected to a computer or a screen. He had expanded his fleet to two recently and could arrange transportation by rickshaw, blue truck taxi ...

I woke up late. This is not my fault for a change as the lady who was to wake me at 4:30am left it until 5am... when the bus arrived. A short ride to the airport and I am off to Myanmar. The plane is full, half with westerners and most look like the backpacking type. When we land I get my bag (one of the first out of the plane) and jump into a cab to take me to my guest house. The landscape is very different to ...

... of 'innocent' protesters in a few other recent demonstrations managed to get them hyper-demonized- just what they need. Even with all the coverage, we're able to glean very little substantive information on the roots of what the protesters are expecting from their actions- which have been playing out ad nauseum for at least, as long as I can remember. Prime minister bad, kick out PM, followed by PM mere puppet of powers previously (and always has been) in control. However, we ...

... come to the pagoda and participate in certain festivities. In different locations around the pagoda, there are small statues symbolizing the planets and animals for each day, next to a tub of water. You are supposed to pour water over the statue eight times for good luck. Dave and I were both born on a Tuesday (also both in June of 1986, except exactly two weeks apart--most auspicious circumstances, according to Buddhists!), so we found our statutes--Mars is the ...

... items like airfares, local khat for small, everyday purchases. Also, the larger the municipality, the better the rate, but there wasn't a huge variation. For convenience, whenever I mention dollars, assume they are US unless specified Canadian. <br><br> <br><br> The Motherland was a bit out of the way, but cheap and cheerful. We headed off the first afternoon for the "Scott's Market" on Aung San Road. It was warm and humid, and it took over an ...