Myanmar Travel Q&A
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Alex S. and 11 others answered ·
Southeast Asia: Best Cities for Eating and Drinking in SE Asia? (12 Answers)
Singapore is fantastic, though one of the priciest cities around Southeast Asia. Bangkok and Chiang Mai are unbeatable, with some of the best street food in the world, as well as fine dining. Penang in Malaysia. Hanoi or Saigon in Vietnam, though I t... See More
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Lawrence McFarland and 8 others answered ·
Myanmar: Where to visit in Myanmar and Vietnam? (9 Answers)
Great trip idea, not dissimilar to the one I took last February. (I visited Thailand instead of Vietnam.) In Yangon, the highlight of the city is the Shwedagon Pagoda complex. It is beautiful at any time of the day but stands out best in the hours be... See More
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Bridge Mellichamp and 8 others answered ·
Vietnam: Myanmar or Thailand or Vietnam? Given 1.5 weeks, which should I choose? (9 Answers)
Thailand has a lot of tourists. There are definitely places that are off-the-beaten path, but they are harder to find. Myanmar has relatively speaking far fewer tourists. If you're looking to get off the beaten path, I'd go there since it has only op... See More
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Lawrence McFarland and 7 others answered ·
Southeast Asia: Suggestions for trip to Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma? (8 Answers)
...of more time in Myanmar.) Here are my notes for Myanmar: In Yangon , the highlight of the city is the Shwedagon Pagoda complex. It is beautiful at any time of the day but stands out best in the hours before and... See More
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Carole K and 6 others answered ·
South Korea: Getting to South East Asia (7 Answers)
Hello,Check out www.skyscanner.com It is the website we used during our quasi year-long travel in southeast asia. It allows you to set alarms for lowest prices. It was our best way to find low budget flights. Though we tried to land cross as much as ... See More
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Carole K and 4 others answered ·
Bagan: Is Bagan worth visiting? (5 Answers)
...Hi Craig! I would highly recommend Old Bagan- we visited the ancient city during our 8th month of traveling after visiting Angkor Wat and Borobudur - the feel is quite different. The temples of Bagan are spread out, you can spend the... See More
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Anthony Thomas and 3 others answered ·
Myanmar: Budget for Myanmar. (4 Answers)
You're lucky I wrote down the prices of everything I spend in Myanmar (in May 2013).Hotels and restaurants can be very pricey, because for the most part they're government ran. Hostels and local food options are cheap.My general rule: for food if you... See More
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Anthony Thomas and 3 others answered ·
Myanmar: Getting around Myanmar (4 Answers)
I'd personally recommend the train from Rangoon to Mandalay for the experience. It is a night train, but you probably wont sleep as it'll be bouncing up and down (rather aggressively!) all night, however despite the speed being slow - 18 hours - you ... See More
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Ján Sokoly and 3 others answered ·
Myanmar: Any bad experience with hotel bookings? (4 Answers)
I have heard similar stories before my stay in Myanmar. Even the Lonely Planet does mention this. But, having spent 27 days all around Myanmar in Oct/Dec 2013, I cannot confirm any of this. We have only had 1 upfront Agoda reservation before the arri... See More
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Jeff Lipsman and 3 others answered ·
Myanmar: Necessary to book domestic plane tix ahead of time? (4 Answers)
I just returned from Myanmar two weeks ago. We took six internal flights and all were full or nearly full. And know that not all airlines in Burma are created equally. Our local guide only recommended one: Yangon Airlines, where their motto is, "You'... See More
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