Guesthouse Yangon

... (good thing because I guess there was a typhoon in India a few days later) in a small port about 45 minutes outside of the capital Yangon. The port area was dry and not very attractive; all we could see was brown grass and cargo boxes. We got off the ship ...

... , who had reigned over country since 1885.  In 2005, in a move that baffled many, the government moved the capital from Yangon to a tiny village called Naypyidaw, which means "Abode of Kings," and proceeded to build a town solely consisting of modern ...

... up a main street, Sula Paya Rd, with Pula Saya itself taking up the middle of a roundabout intersection. It is Yangon's second highest golden pagoda. I take respite from the rain in a modern coffee shop, taking in the outside world. The ...

... flight from Bangkok to Yangon took about 1 and ¼ hours and offered interesting views over Thailand/Myanmar mountainous border. Yangon airport is really small with very little traffic. There are only 13 international flights a day, mostly from Bangkok and ...