Ymca Yangon

... . Shedagown Pagoda in the grace of its spire seems to me great architecture, ranking maybe with Taj. Rangoon now called Yangon ?? Burma was so laid back compared to Hindu India. Such a relief to be in a Buddhist culture. Military government did ...

... at BAC, then walked to Tourist Burma only to find out there is no bus in the morning to the airport. 1130h back at YMCA, feeling indisposed with fever coming up, so slept. 1430h Romas came back and had lunch already, so took mine at cafeteria for 7K. ...

... country and its traditions, but the monk student was preparing to do further study in India and the other is finishing college in Yangon while seeking further education in Bangladesh - in short both are hoping to get out - and as with many times in this ...

... to leave.  Much appreciated, thank-you very much. That is exactly what I did.  My favorite place in Yangon was booked so I decided to try the YMCA!  What a mistake!! OMG. that is a scary place.  The Lonely Planet says that the new wing ...

All of us from the jeep tour of Pagan took the comfortable train back to Rangoon. We shared a couple of rooms at a budget hotel and had a meal together. Burmese food is not one of the notable cuisines of the world. One of the young girls was a very ...

... John (from the boat) and Win.  John very kindly offered us a lift in his hired car (in fact a 22 year old Yangon Airport Taxi, now 600 miles from Yangon Airport, and rather the worse for wear).  He was headed for Mandalay.  We were ...

... , however, they would need some American cash (difficult to obtain in Vietnam, and essential in Myanmar).  They recommended we both book into the Motherland (2) Guesthouse in Yangon.  They'd fly in late on the same day we arrived. ...