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Don't Call It Burma: Ten Days in Myanmar

caseyafghanistan wrote 15 hours ago: When I landed in Yangon my plans were still up in the air. I was preparing to go to Rakhine, a troub … more →

Tags: Yangon, Burma, Myanmar, Mandalay, Aung San Suu Kyi, Asia, Lake Inle

Lost Post: The Line2 comments

pinkybinks wrote 2 weeks ago: © PinkyBinks … more →

Tags: Backpacking in Burma, Black & White Photography, Burma, Myanmar, Photography, pinkybinks, South East Asia, street phoyography, train travel

A Bodum is just meant to look pretty, right?

Julia T wrote 1 month ago: So this is another slightly different post than the norm.  Here, it’s not necessarily a design … more →

Tags: design mistakes, Myanmar, Bodum, Coffee, design flaw, French Press, Burma

Nostalgia noodles, the markets of Burma by guest blogger Tihana.

mira goes to market wrote 2 months ago: NOSTALGIA NOODLES by Guest Blogger, Tihana I met Tihana about seven years ago in a writing class.  S … more →

Tags: Recipes, Burma, Food, Travel, Farmer's Markets, burmese cuisine, Naomi Duguid

Myanmar (Burma) through my eyes. (Photos part 2)8 comments

farbolino wrote 3 months ago: These photos start with photos of the surrounding town near U Bein bridge and include photos from a … more →

Tags: Travel, Photo, backpacking, iPhone, iphoneography, South East Asia, SE Asia, Yangon, Mandalay

Myanmar (Burma) through my eyes. (Photos part 1)4 comments

farbolino wrote 3 months ago: Some of these photos I’ve had to upload at a smaller file size due to my location on an island … more →

Tags: Travel, Photo, iPhone, iphoneography, South East Asia, SE Asia, Myanmar, Burma, Yangon

Transportation in Myanmar (Burma)

farbolino wrote 3 months ago: Travel within Myanmar without the use of taxis may seem daunting for the uninitiated, but here are a … more →

Tags: Travel, Tips, budget travel, backpacking, Asia, South East Asia, SE Asia, train, Myanmar

Hsipaw: Day 106 - 108

pwisheu wrote 4 months ago: Some photos before heading off trekking from Nhamsan to Hsipaw tomorrow: … more →

Tags: Nahmsan, Market, morning market, Pre-dawn market, Fire, Burning baskets, waterfall

Nahmsan Trek: Day 109 - 112

pwisheu wrote 4 months ago: By chance I met a group of people in Hsipaw to go trekking with – two Israeli girls, Shai and … more →

Tags: Trekking, Burma, Myanmar, Nahmsan, shan state, MAR, a, Sulphuric Acid, Moonshine

Hsipaw: Day 112 - 114

pwisheu wrote 4 months ago: New Years eve shenanigans, almost slept through a wakeup for a bus ride, and an 8 hours hang-out in … more →

Tags: Bus, Trekking, Mandalay, New Years Eve, Nye

The train from Hsipaw

RonaldPeter wrote 5 months ago: Gokteik viaduct Hsipaw train station My two fellow travellers and I got the last three tickets for t … more →

Tags: Burma, Asia, Gokteik Viaduct, Mandalay, Myanmar, Pyin Oo Lwin, Train Journey, Travel

Hsipaw, nog wat foto's6 comments

Richard wrote 5 months ago: Een non wacht voor een restaurant tot iemand haar geld komt geven. Merkwaardig, dit: monniken gaan … more →

Tags: birma, Myanmar

Socialist times in a Shan palace - Hsipaw

Ben and Françoise wrote 5 months ago: Fern is sitting in front of a collection of fading, sepia photographs: “Donald hadn’t at … more →

Tags: Myanmar (Burma), Travel (2), Asia, Myanmar, Travel, Burma, Shan, shan palace, fern

Hsipaw3 comments

Richard wrote 5 months ago: Het spoor heeft betere tijden gekend… Het bevalt ons prima om weer ons eigen plan te trekken, … more →

Tags: birma, Myanmar, Gokteik

Myanmar

Claire wrote 6 months ago: In September, the Myanmar-based human rights organization I was working closely with told me that so … more →

Tags: Travel, South East Asia, Myanmar, Human Rights, Kia, Shan Army

Burmese Days7 comments

Katie wrote 6 months ago: Sorry about the title, George Orwell. I (and every other doofus with a blog who’s traveled to … more →

Tags: Bagan, Mandalay, Mr. Bean, Myanmar, Travel

10 reasons to Visit Burma

Imagine Travel wrote 7 months ago: Visit beautiful Burma and be overwhelmed by giant Buddhist temples and the ruins of thousands of anc … more →

Tags: FAMILY TRAVEL, Travel (2), Asia, Burma, Bagan, Imagine Asia, Burma Top 10, shwedagon paya, Inle Lake

Cheroot puffer, Hsipaw

borsht wrote 8 months ago: Oh, Burma. So much has happened to you since I visited 15 years ago. It was all so Orwellian back th … more →

Tags: slide film, Burma, Travel, Human Rights

Hsipaw and a trek to a Palaung village

fearscape wrote 8 months ago: After leaving Mandalay, my German brothers and I took a train further north to a town called Hsipaw. … more →

Tags: Myanmar, Burma, Palaung, trek, Southeast Asia


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