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How to get a visa for Myanmar in Bangkok
We took a break from travelling for a month in Bangkok as a base to spend Christmas and plan travels for 2015. We stayed for a few nights at the excellent Lub’D Hostel and then rented a condo (with gym...
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Where to get dollars for Myanmar in Bangkok
We stayed a month in Bangkok over Christmas 2014 and New Years to take a break from travelling and plan for our first stop in 2015: Myanmar. We stayed at HQ Hostel for some of this time, which we found...
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Myanmar: why we call it Myanmar not Burma
Our first problem with researching and planning for this new country was what the heck do we call it? Is it Myanmar (pronounced Mee-anmar) or Burma? And why is one name sometimes put in brackets like...
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The monks of Mandalay
Mandalay was our first stop in Myanmar and the first thing we noticed was the large number of monks of all ages everywhere. Even at the gate of Bangkok’s Don Muang airport waiting for our flight to...
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Bagan temples in Myanmar: best for sunrise or sunset?
Bagan is an ancient town in central Myanmar with over 2,000 temples. We visited Bagan in January 2015 as part of our travels in Myanmar. We based ourselves in the nearby backpacker friendly town of...
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Gay life in Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar is a very conservative and religious country with around 89% of the population practising Buddhism. In addition, it has retained the old colonial homophobic laws inherited from the British...
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Our favourite Burmese foods
Burmese food startled us at first because it can be quite oily. And just as we started to get used to spicy foods (particularly after Sri Lankan food), we were surprised to find that Burmese food is...
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Our favourite Myanmar observations and interesting facts
We spent 3 weeks in Myanmar in January 2015 and instantly fell in love with the people. The Burmese were very curious towards us foreigners but extremely friendly and welcoming. It was really endearing...
View ArticleOur Myanmar travel video
Our Myanmar travel video includes some of our favourite moments of our travels around Mandalay, Bagan, trekking from Kalaw to Inle Lake and finally in Yangon. The temples of Bagan were one of the...
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How to get a visa for Myanmar in Bangkok
We took a break from travelling for a month in Bangkok as a base to spend Christmas and plan travels for 2015. We stayed for a few nights at the excellent Lub’D Hostel and then rented a condo (with gym...
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Where to get dollars for Myanmar in Bangkok
We stayed a month in Bangkok over Christmas 2014 and New Years to take a break from travelling and plan for our first stop in 2015: Myanmar. We stayed at HQ Hostel for some of this time, which we found...
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Myanmar: why we call it Myanmar not Burma
Our first problem with researching and planning for this new country was what the heck do we call it? Is it Myanmar (pronounced Mee-anmar) or Burma? And why is one name sometimes put in brackets like...
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Almsgiving ceremony and the monks of Mandalay
Mandalay was our first stop in Myanmar and the first thing we noticed was the large number of monks of all ages everywhere. Even at the gate of Bangkok’s Don Muang airport waiting for our flight to...
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Bagan temples in Myanmar: best for sunrise or sunset?
Bagan is an ancient town in central Myanmar with over 2,000 temples. We visited Bagan in January 2015 as part of our travels in Myanmar. We based ourselves in the nearby backpacker friendly town of...
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Gay life in Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar is a very conservative and religious country with around 89% of the population practising Buddhism. In addition, it has retained the old colonial homophobic laws inherited from the British...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Best Burmese foods to try in Myanmar
Burmese food startled us at first because it can be quite oily. And just as we started to get used to spicy foods (particularly after Sri Lankan food), we were surprised to find that Burmese food is...
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Our 9 interesting facts about Myanmar
We spent 3 weeks in Myanmar in January 2015 and instantly fell in love with the people. The Burmese were very curious towards us foreigners but extremely friendly and welcoming. It was really endearing...
View ArticleOur Myanmar travel video
Our Myanmar travel video includes some of our favourite moments of our travels around Mandalay, Bagan, trekking from Kalaw to Inle Lake and finally in Yangon. The temples of Bagan were one of the...
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5 highlights of Yangon in Myanmar you cannot miss
Yangon is a very cool city. Whilst it has a modern face with trendy bars and fancy restaurants, it has also retained its colonial charm with some of the best preserved buildings from the days of the...
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