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Nearing the end of of our 3 weeks in Myanmar, we are a bit burnt out on temples and pagodas, but are curious enough about this one to stopover in Kinpun for a night on...

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One of the craziest parts of our three weeks in Myanmar was the traveling experiences on taxis, trains, and buses.  I have compiled a set of short stories about some of the crazier experiences we...

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“You’re not the Forgotten Army… Nobody’s ever heard of you.” Towards the end of 1943, the British/Indian Army in Burma(Myanmar now) was in pretty rough spirits.  Nearly two years had passed since the Japanese had...

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Myanmar Cheat Sheet

June 7, 2013

Not planning a trip to Myanmar any time soon?  Well no problem.  Just read this cheat sheet, and you’ll be able to fool anyone into thinking you’ve spent a month there.  – Dan The people...

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After another adventurous Myanmar overnight bus ride we have found ourselves in the center of country at one its most beautiful lakes, Inle Lake.  Our first day here we spent lounging around, recovering from the fast pace...

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We’ve enjoyed our time in Inle Lake, and have spent more time that we probably should have at our hotel, Golden Empress.  Its been nice to relax with the free wifi and free coffee and...

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We only have one full day in Mandalay, and we are going to make the most of it.  We have found two motorbike drivers, (an uncle and his nephew), who are going to take us...

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Mandalay to Hsipaw Our second week in Myanmar has us exploring the Northern Shan State of this beautiful country. After a couple of days in Mandalay, we have now found ourselves on another train, headed...

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One of the more interesting scenes we came across in Myanmar was the car graveyard outside of Yangon.  We took the commuter train around the entire city and saw some pretty cool stuff, but the...

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The time we spent in Paris was one of the highlights of our travels.  The amount of things to do, places to see, cafes to patronize, and people to meet are endless.  So endless that...

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