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Travel stories
Published on March 12th, 2009  | Last updated March 7th, 2009 | 249 page views so far |
On the way at one station near Shwebo, one man climbed up through the window beside my friend. My friend pushed him back, telling not to climb. He kept on climbing, pushing my friend back. Once he was inside the carriage, he scolded at my friend yelling he could be arrested for breaking the law. I… Read [...]
Published on March 11th, 2009  | Last updated March 14th, 2009 | 245 page views so far |
For you Grandpa, you always traveled by plane, or by luxury cars, so you would not know about these. That is why I was thinking of you all the time. You have never experienced such kind of things, so you would not know what we, your grandchildren, had to experience. You have a very fortunate life. Grandpa is so rich… Read [...]
Published on March 10th, 2009  | Last updated March 7th, 2009 | 173 page views so far |
The ticket that the station manager said “Gone” is still available from the black market! Isn’t it surprising? However, you had to pay two times the actual price. I was really angry. Well, what could I do? Too bad for us, as we, grandchildren of Grandpa, got only ordinary class tickets. I used to travel this train trip in the… Read [...]
Published on March 9th, 2009  | Last updated March 7th, 2009 | 378 page views so far |
Translated from Burmese. Original article posted on Nyi Lynn Seck’s Blog.
Wish Grandpa to take a train trip
Grandpa,
This month, I traveled for more than 5,000 miles total. When I was young, I used to be very happy whenever I traveled long trips like this. However, more recently, whenever I traveled, it makes me very tired. The last trip… Read [...]
Published on March 2nd, 2009  | Last updated March 6th, 2009 | 174 page views so far |
28 October, 2007
8:25 AM
At Yathe-taung, we paid 1,300 kyat (US$ 1.20) for bus and arrived back to the base camp. I was quite hungry by that time but I was also running low on money so could only had oiled rice with fried egg.
On the way back, I had some questions popping up in my mind about… Read [...]
Published on March 1st, 2009  | Last updated March 6th, 2009 | 102 page views so far |
27 October 2007
2:40 PM
Suddenly turned dark with fogs, and the weather suddenly became cold. We sat at a tea shop and had a cup of tea and snack. All day we had been walking and our whole body had a full exercise, so here at the teashop, we did our neck exercise – swing our head from side… Read [...]
Published on February 28th, 2009  | Last updated March 14th, 2009 | 374 page views so far |

27 October 2007
9:00 AM
We arrived at the main entrance of Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda. There were a lot of people here, many waiting for their friends and their luggage. Nearby was “Lady’s Changing Room”. This was the place where women wearing short pants, long pants, and skirts, tight or revealing dresses were asked to change their clothes to Myanmar… Read [...]
Published on February 27th, 2009  | Last updated March 14th, 2009 | 360 page views so far |
26 October 2007, 10:15 PM
When we bought the ticket, they said the bus will leave at 9:30 PM. However, when they actually left, it was already 10:15 PM. The whole trip was uneventful – just watching video and listening to music.
27 October 2007
4:00 AM
We arrived at the base camp of Kyaikhtiyo, the Kinmon Base Camp.… Read [...]
Published on February 5th, 2009  | Last updated March 15th, 2009 | 454 page views so far |
Chin National Day 2007 was held at U Wumthu Maung Stadium in Hakha, Chin State, on 20th of February, 2007. The origin of Chin National Day or Chin State Day dated back to 1948. On 20 February 1948, a people’s assembly was held in Falam, and decided unanimously to reject feudalism and in support of the Union. Since then, February… Read [...]
Published on January 28th, 2009  | Last updated March 17th, 2009 | 352 page views so far |
The following is the English translation of a traveler’s story to Inle. Original article was written in Burmese and can be read at To Inle Again.
This time when I went back to Taunggyi (the capital of Shan State), I visited Inle Lake. I didn’t have enough time this time so I could only visited Inle.… Read [...]
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Your Travel Guide to Myanmar
Myanmar Kyat – US Dollar – Thai Baht – Singapore dollar Exchange Rate US$ 1 = 1006 Kyats
FEC 1 = 1004 Kyats
Singapore$ 1 = 713 Kyats
Thai 1 Baht = 29.80 Kyats
Updated: 12 March 2010
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