Travel Blog Photos from Myanmar (11,431)
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Kalaw, Myanmar |
Yangon, Myanmar |
Burma, Myanmar |
Yangon, Myanmar |
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Kalaw, Myanmar |
Yangon, Myanmar |
Burma, Myanmar |
Yangon, Myanmar |
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Nurse Reef, Myanmar |
Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar |
Mandalay, Myanmar |
Mandalay, Myanmar |
... they say in all of these countries is "What country you from?" which is a prelude to immediately trying to sell you something. In Myanmar the standards are to flatter you, "Oh, you bew-tee-full!" or the most curious is "LUCKY MONEY! LUCKY MONEY!" It ...
... contribute was to talk to as many people as possible to try and help others learn some English - a powerful tool in Myanmar as English language newspapers and magazines can be found while all Burmese-language news is under strict control of the government ...
The Burmese are fiercely loyal and protective. All along our journey Cameron and I have been adopted by everyone from monks to street urchins to shopkeepers and restaurateurs. Some have glommed onto me and some to Cameron but all have taken to us both. ...
... 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 why ...