 Myanmar travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Myanmar.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
Also, you might want to read our
Bagan city guide,
Inle Lake city guide,
Mandalay city guide,
and Yangon(Rangoon) city guide.
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| V Roesler |
12 April 2004 |
Stayed at Governor's Residence, The - Yangon, Myanmar.
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We were there for 2 days only, so did the "classics". No tour taken. High tea in the Strand makes a nice break. Otherwise stroll around and get the atmosphere. Shwedagon in the sunset is marvellous!
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| A Evans (2nd call) |
15 March 2004 |
Stayed at Kandawgyi Palace Hotel - Yangon, Myanmar.
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The Green Elephant restaurant in Yangon deserves its wonderful reputation. Outstanding food and service. The Schwedagon Pagoda is an absolute "must see" for any traveller in Yangon. Beware the camera tax on tri-pods.
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| A Evans |
11 March 2004 |
Stayed at Thande Hotel Old Bagan - Bagan, Myanmar.
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Bagan is amazing and we tried to get as close to the ruins as possible. To see the sunrise was 10 minutes from the hotel and was very convenient. We used horse and cart to move around and as such allowed us a more leisurely pace than a bus tour would have. The price was very reasonable for the day and of course is always negotiated before hand. A guide is also a good idea and you can explain exactly what you want from him.
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| J Kerr |
10 March 2004 |
Stayed at Grand Plaza Parkroyal Yangon - Yangon, Myanmar.
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The Shwe Dagon Pagoda is a must. The Scott Market and Indian Market were interesting and afternoon tea at the Strand Hotel was lovely. As 2 females travelling alone, we felt very comfortable walking around the streets of Yangon and found people to be very friendly and helpful.
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| A Evans |
09 March 2004 |
Stayed at Emerald Land Inn - Mandalay, Myanmar.
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We had a "whistle stop" tour of Mandalay and so did not really get a feel for the city. However a restaurant we used was "KO's Kitchen". This was exceptional value and close to our hotel. The service would not be out of place in any 5 star restaurant and the food was equally good. It does appear in lonely planet.
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| J Tullis |
03 March 2004 |
Stayed at Thazin Garden Hotel, Bagan - Bagan, Myanmar.
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Strongly recommend getting a licensed guide. It totally enhanced our experience. We only had one day to tour Bagan, so we hired a car. It was hot, so the air conditioning helped. We dined at all three of the restaurants on the river in New Bagan. They are tourist-focused restaurants and each has a regular clientel of tour groups. Riverview was the best food. Sunset gardens was the nicest view. And Si Thu was cool b/c they had a marionette show, but the food wasn't anything special. Our favorite was River View.
We also would suggest getting to the market in Nyaung U. It is well worth the visit. It is a bit crowded, but worth while and very different than the markets we went to in Inle Lake and Yangon.
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| R Serge |
01 March 2004 |
Stayed at Dusit Inya Lake Resort - Yangon, Myanmar.
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If you go to Yangon, you can eat good french food in a small museum-guesthouse "Aurora Inn - Chez Sylvie". She is very friendly!
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| G Subramaniam (2nd call) |
16 February 2004 |
Stayed at Summit Parkview Hotel - Yangon, Myanmar.
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In Yangon, do not miss out on the Shwedagon Pagoda. Best time to go is in the afternoon so as to get a chance to see the sun go down as the pagoda gets lit up along with the little temples around it.
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| G Subramaniam |
12 February 2004 |
Stayed at Golden Island Cottages 1 - Inle Lake, Myanmar.
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In Inle do not miss the absolutely fascinating and colourful Nampan Market (market day is once every five days). The Bamboo hats might come in handy on the sunny boat rides on the lake.
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| G Subramaniam |
11 February 2004 |
Stayed at Mandalay Swan Hotel - Mandalay, Myanmar.
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In Mandalay, we highly recommend a boat trip on the Irrawady river to Mingun to see the collosal uncompleted Mingun Paya.
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