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Transportation
Published on September 11th, 2009  | Last updated October 4th, 2009 | 339 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…
Published on August 17th, 2009  | Last updated October 4th, 2009 | 91 page views so far |
There are bus services between Mandalay and Maymyo (Pyinoolwin), as well as between Maymyo (Pyinoolwin) and Lashio. The buses are modified pickup trucks which carry passengers in the back as well as above the roof.…
Published on May 8th, 2009  | Last updated October 4th, 2009 | 213 page views so far |
Mandalay is a big city. It is the second largest city in Myanmar with nearly one million populations (there is no reliable government data on the exact population). However, the public transport in Mandalay is very poor compared to other cities of the same size in other Asian countries. Even though public…
Published on May 6th, 2009  | Last updated October 4th, 2009 | 277 page views so far |
Mandalay can be reached by Air, bus, train or by boat. The most comfortable and convenient way to travel to Mandalay is to travel by air. The three private airlines in Myanmar, Air Mandalay, Air Bagan and Yangon Airway, run several flights a day…
Published on April 24th, 2009  | Last updated August 8th, 2009 | 2,055 page views so far |
I still remember the first time I brought my girlfriend to Burma. As soon as she saw the Rangoon International Airport, she suddenly exclaimed “Oh, it is a temple in the airport”. It makes the Burmese passengers sitting in front of our seat into uncontrollable laughter.
Well, she was partly right. The Yangoon International Airport is a strange airport building.…
Published on April 22nd, 2009  | Last updated August 26th, 2009 | 1,328 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…
Published on March 12th, 2009  | Last updated March 7th, 2009 | 235 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 looked at him and…
Published on March 11th, 2009  | Last updated March 14th, 2009 | 237 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…
Published on March 10th, 2009  | Last updated March 7th, 2009 | 151 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
Published on March 9th, 2009  | Last updated March 7th, 2009 | 357 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…
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Myanmar Kyat – US Dollar – Thai Baht – Singapore dollar Exchange Rate US$ 1 = 1020 Kyats
FEC 1 = 1030 Kyats
Singapore$ 1 = 720 Kyats
Thai 1 Baht = 32.50 Kyats
Updated: 2 February 2010
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