Travel Blog Photos from Mandalay, Myanmar (1,824)
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... would stare blankly when I'd say, "And then I'll fly from Chiang Mai to Mandalay." They'd inevitably ask, "Where's Mandalay? In Myanmar? Where's that?" A traveler in Lao actually asked me, "Why go there?" Keeping in mind that most people don't understand ...
... . Motorbikes are not allowed in Yangon incidently, only govermnent people can use them there and I have no idea why. On first impressions, Mandalay seems nicer than Yangon but after a few days you realise that it is a bit of a hole. Electricity is cut off ...
... a cute bar down the street where we shared some pitchers of Myanmar Beer (not bad!) and tried some of the local poison ("Myanmar Old Brandy," - 50kyat/shot). Everywhere we went, the people were incredibly eager to please, and this is a trait I noticed ...
... After a chat with Immigration, I was pointed to the jeep option. From Bhamo, I travelled by boat down the Irrawaddy River to Mandalay. This was a beautiful trip - argued as the most beautiful in Burma. The trip took 4 days & 3 nights & I slept on ...