| Page Views: 835 Last Visit to Burma: January, 2004 | Another pearl of Asia by 1W1V - last update: Apr 2, 2005 |
young monks in a wooden temple I went to Myanmar (Burma) in Dec 03/Jan 04. I spent moreless 3 weeks there and I must admit that I enjoyed every single minute of my trip.
Being a backpacker in Myanmar is still nicely rough, not like Thailand !
Long haul buses are not that comfortable and most of the trips are 12 H +.
For the second time in my life, I met a fellow Belgian traveller and we decided to team-up (also with a Canadian guy). We had really good fun !
Most of the picture have been shooted by Cedric the Belgian.
My routing was :
Bkk-Yangoon (Plane)
Yangoon-Inle Lake (bus)
Inleh Lake - Mandalay (bus)
Mandalay - Bagan (boat)
Bagan - Yangoo (bus)
But my existential questions with VT are :
1/ Why Myanmar is called Burma ?
2/ Why Yangoon is called Rangoon ?
If you know the answer, thanks for letting me know ! |
|  | Here is the shooter and some of his victims I shoot the shooter |
| | Full team at a wedding in Piyn U Lwin From left to right :
Cedric the Belgian
the Unknown Danish
the happy bride and groom
your servant
Robert the Canadian |
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| Pros: | "breathtaking, not too touristic, cheap, friendly people, ......." | | Cons: | "junta, not always in comfort" | | In A Nutshell: | "Go before it's too late !!!" |
1W1V's Burma Travel Tips
| Overview | Things to Do
Tips: 10 - Photos: 10 | | | | Restaurants | Hotels & Accommodations | | | | Nightlife | Off The Beaten Path | | | | Tourist Traps | Warnings Or Dangers
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1 | | | Transportation
Tips: 11 - Photos: 11 | Local Customs | | | | Packing Lists | Shopping | | | | Sports Travel | General Tips |
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MariusG Wed Aug 31, 2005 14:55 UTC
Great pictures - way to go! | irisbe Sat Apr 2, 2005 23:13 UTC
Marvelous pictures ! :) I see you just started the page so I guess I will need to do some more check up later. |
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