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Road
Published on April 22nd, 2009  | Last updated August 26th, 2009 | 1,483 page views so far |
Introduction
Like most other countries in the world, road transportation is the most important communication in Myanmar. Most towns and cities are accessible only by land route. Only a few towns and cities are connected by railway lines. Even if they are connected by rail link, the condition of train services in Myanmar make it [...]
Published on March 6th, 2009  | Last updated March 8th, 2009 | 847 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 [...]
Published on March 5th, 2009  | Last updated March 8th, 2009 | 1,010 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 [...]
Published on March 3rd, 2009  | Last updated July 2nd, 2009 | 577 page views so far |
Like most countries in the world, highway buses form the most important part of public transportation in Myanmar. Most towns and cities in Myanmar can only be reached by land road. Even to major cities like Yangon and Mandalay, buses are the cheapest and easiest mode of travel for most people in Myanmar. Air fare is quite expensive in [...]
Published on January 31st, 2009  | Last updated March 15th, 2009 | 335 page views so far |
“It was a road some said couldn’t be built. Most of the men ordered to make it happen were African American soldiers sorted into Army units by the color of their skin.
As World War II raged, they labored day and night in the jungles of Burma, sometimes halfway up 10,000-foot mountains, drenched by 140 [...]
Published on January 25th, 2009  | Last updated March 17th, 2009 | 692 page views so far |
Buses leave Kalay to Hakha everyday from Tarhan Bus Terminal. There are two bus lines, Chin Taung Tan and Shwe Chindit. One bus each leaves from each line everyday except Sunday. The buses leave the terminal at 5.00 AM in the morning.
I took Chin Taung Tan bus on early morning. The [...]
Published on December 30th, 2008  | Last updated March 12th, 2009 | 436 page views so far |
If you are interested in going to Mindat, here is a guide. You cannot go there direct from Yangon. First, go to Pakokku, a big city on the west bank of Irrawaddy (Ayarwaddy). To go to Pakokku, you have two options. One is the direct bus trip to Pakokku from Yangon. The buses are quite old and slow, and [...]
Published on December 16th, 2008  | Last updated March 8th, 2009 | 572 page views so far |
If you are planning to go to Mandalay directly from Yangon, you have three options. The most comfortable, convenient and expensive one is to take a flight. The price (for two way ticket) is more expensive than a two way ticket between Bangkok and Yangon. The second, less expensive one is to use the
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Your Travel Guide to Myanmar
Myanmar Kyat – US Dollar – Thai Baht – Singapore dollar Exchange Rate US$ 1 = 1012 Kyats
FEC 1 = 1000 Kyats
Singapore$ 1 = 714 Kyats
Updated: 15 February 2010
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