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Published on November 16th, 2009  | Last updated November 16th, 2009 | 559 page views so far |  
For foreigners to Myanmar, hiring a house maid is an important thing to do in Myanmar. Not only the house maid should be a skilled one, she should also be reliable and honest. Hiring a house maid in Myanmar is not as straight forward as you migh think, as there are no formal agencies to handle… Read [...]
Published on September 11th, 2009 | Last updated October 4th, 2009 | 393 page views so far | Inle can be reached by a number of ways from either Yangon (Rangoon) or Mandalay. You can get to Inle by air flight, by train or by bus. As Nyaungshwe is the usual dwelling place for most foreign tourists going to Inle, we will describe how to go to Nyaungshwe from other parts of Myanmar (Burma).
By Air
All domestic… Read [...]
Published on April 19th, 2009 | Last updated September 16th, 2009 | 2,762 page views so far | 
Jeff B left a guest book entry in our guest book asking about living in Yangon (Rangoon) as a foreigner. We believe this is a question many foreigners coming and living to work in Yangon want to know. The following is a brief advice for living in Yangon as an expatriate.
Accommodation
This will usually be provided by your… Read [...]
Published on March 7th, 2009 | Last updated September 16th, 2009 | 813 page views so far | While I was living in Chin Hills, I used to travel a lot to Southern Chin towns of Mindat and Kanpetlet quite often. Many a time, I traveled to Chin Hills from Yangon through Bagan. On my way back to Yangon also, I usually stayed in Bagan for a night before continuing my trip. Always, I stayed in the same… Read [...]
Published on March 6th, 2009 | Last updated March 8th, 2009 | 869 page views so far | The Yangon – Bagan bus will first drive along Yangon-Pyay (Prome) road, which is quite a good road compared to other roads in Myanmar. There are very few bumps and the road is generally smooth. Before it enters Pyay (Prome), it will stop at Ye Pyar for dinner at around 7 PM. The restaurant is a nice one which sells… Read [...]
Published on March 5th, 2009 | Last updated March 8th, 2009 | 1,042 page views so far | Cheapest way to travel to Bagan (Pagan) is by bus. However, it is not the most convenient way of travel in Myanmar. The roads are usually rough and bumpy in Myanmar, and buses are usually old, dirty and crowded. But for those who are budget conscious, the following is a rough guide to go to Bagan by bus from Yangon… Read [...]
Published on February 17th, 2009 | Last updated February 13th, 2009 | 442 page views so far | Unlike westerners, Burmese don’t wear shoes or slippers indoor. They don’t wear shoes or slippers on the pagoda. It is important that visitors to Burma should pay proper attention to this custom when visiting Myanmar. To give a rough idea what a foreigner should observe about footwear, we would like to give our readers a few advice.
Burmese usually don’t… Read [...]
Published on February 16th, 2009 | Last updated February 11th, 2009 | 451 page views so far | Unlike other countries in South East Asia, Myanmar is quite sensitive with cameras. Many a time, foreign visitors are requested not to take photos of sensitive buildings and places. Sometimes, it might even result in occasional inconveniences, as described by one of the visitors to Yangon.
“This is a great Edwardian brick pile in a hospital complex surrounded… Read [...]
Published on January 18th, 2009 | Last updated February 17th, 2009 | 761 page views so far | There are now a number of domestic airlines operating in Myanmar. Although few in number and only fly to a handful of popular tourist destinations in Myanmar, they serve as a very convenient way of travel for tourists coming to Myanmar. Because of the inconveniences associated with land travel in Myanmar, air travel is the most comfortable and convenient mode… Read [...]
Published on January 17th, 2009 | Last updated January 15th, 2009 | 1,810 page views so far | Visitors to Myanmar would still remember the feeling of totally cut off from their friends and families outside Myanmar (Burma). Telephone call to foreign countries from Myanmar (Burma) is quite expensive. Mobile phones are not readily available until recently (when the government introduces a new prepaid GSM mobile phone cards), and all those… 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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