"What follows is not really a travelogue entry, but instead it's my thoughts and findings of the situation in Burma. I urge you to read it in order to better understand what is happ ..."
A travel blog entry from Rangoon by
irax
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"Rangoon. It's a name that refracts facetted smudged images of the former Raj; of Somerset Maugham tipping a brandy at The Stand Hotel; of French doors opened on terraced buildings ..."
"We had ruled out going to Myanmar before we left home. Not for fear of our safety; the political situation in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is very stable for tourists. Unlike ..."
A travel blog entry from Rangoon by
sarah
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"I arranged a visa & flight & made my way to Burma, flying into Rangoon International airport, which was a quite optimistic description, as there appeared to be only another plane o ..."
A travel blog entry from Rangoon by
beats
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""Hello, just looking" are the words you hear from the street vendors in the town of Nyaungshwe on Inle Lake in Burma. What an odd approach I thought. Then it came to me. 'Just look ..."
"Only allowed 7 days in Burma then. Now I think maybe 14. Also only few locations open to foreignors. Shedagown Pagoda in the grace of its spire seems to me great architecture, rank ..."
"Thursday, October 12, 2006 13:11 Local Time Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar) Latitude: 16° 39.8' N Longitude: 96° 15.0' E Greetings, I hope this post finds you well. I am writing t ..."
"Taxi to the airport Tuesday morning where I looked for other single travelers at the gate of my flight to Rangon. Met Elie, sitting alone, reading his Lonely Planet guide. Agreed t ..."
"Things that are the same now vs. 25 years ago re traveling in Burma: - All the travelers look very tired, slightly grubby, and some are sick. - Travelers talk with one anothe ..."
"We are taking the plane on the 25th with Bangkok airway at 10h50am. We are really excited to visit a new country. Keep in touch, story to come soon .... ..."
Rangoon, Myanmar
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