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Bagan
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… Read [...]
Published on March 6th, 2009  | Last updated March 8th, 2009 | 871 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 | 1,046 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 6th, 2009  | Last updated September 13th, 2009 | 6,228 page views so far |
Myanmar is a country rich in history, culture, custom and tradition. It also has a number of tourist attractions, with many more unknown and yet undiscovered tourist attractions. Many of Myanmar’s popular tourist attractions are famous all over the world. The following is a brief description of some of Myanmar’s popular and famous tourist attractions.
Shwedagon Pagoda – Probably… Read [...]
Published on January 16th, 2009  | Last updated January 16th, 2009 | 145 page views so far |
Bagan in Myanmar is a major tourist destination in Myanmar. Perhaps the reason most foreign tourists come and visit Myanmar is to visit Bagan. Traditionally, Bagan is a town for horse carts. It is a very nice experience for anyone visiting Bagan to travel around in a horse cart. Each horse cart driver used to earn around 20,000 to 30,000… Read [...]
Published on January 8th, 2009  | Last updated February 17th, 2009 | 392 page views so far |
The following is the translation from the Myanmar Popular Journal – a leading weekly journal from Myanmar (Burma). The original article is written in Burmese, in journal vol. 13/No. 1. It has some interesting facts about train travel in Myanmar which would be of interest to some of my visitors.
To all the visitors who would travel by train to… Read [...]
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Myanmar Kyat – US Dollar – Thai Baht – Singapore dollar Exchange Rate US$ 1 = 1006 Kyats
FEC 1 = 1004 Kyats
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Updated: 12 March 2010
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