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Modern Myanmar
| July 30, 2017
…there is an emerging ‘hipster’ scene Myanmar/Burma is more than just Fishermen on Inle Lake and Pagodas. In fact these are now for the most part just a
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Taunggyi Balloon Festival Dates
| July 1, 2017
Planning on going to Taunggyi Balloon Festival this year? Great! Go! Costing $12 to get there and back in an old open pick up truck stuffed to the
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10 reasons to visit Myanmar now
| September 21, 2016
Go before they start automating their ferris wheels! The country has not been open for standard tourism for very long and is still naively unspoilt (to an extent)
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Inle Lake FAQs
| February 18, 2016
There is so much information about Inle Lake it can be hard to find the exact answer to a specific and straight forward question you may have. So
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How to get to Inle Lake from…
| February 18, 2016
Inle lake to/from Yangon Many people ask how far Inle Lake is from Yangon, but this depends on what mode of transport you choose. It is approx. 650km
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Taunggyi Balloon Festival
| April 20, 2015
Lucky for me I happened to be in the right place at the right time to experience the immense ballooning production that is the Taunggyi Balloon Festival. It
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How to get to Bagan from…
| April 10, 2015
Bagan is the jewel in the crown on the Myanmar gringo trail, everyone wants to get there and see what the fuss is about. The infrastructure is getting
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The best of wifi and the worst of scamming
| April 4, 2015
Best Wifi in Inle Lake Generally the words Myanmar and wifi do not co-exist together. Even with a 3G ready Burmese Sim card the only place you are
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Bike Riding around Inle Lake
| April 3, 2015
If you want to see tarmac roads, corn fields and plenty of other tourists on bikes then go for this bike trip. It’s about an hour hot, sweaty
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Inle Lake Boat Tour Disappointment
| April 1, 2015
Inle was quite a let down for me personally. I had been dreaming of this place with dark blue waters and one legged fishermen for literally years. Back
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The Kalaw to Inle Lake Trek
| April 1, 2015
Whilst researching trekking in Myanmar there was surprisingly little information about this Kalaw to Inle Lake trek. Just some vague stories and a few descriptions of companies. Nothing
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Kalaw to Inle Lake Trek Continued… Day 2
| April 1, 2015
….The walk was again not that challenging, with some short inclines but mostly it was flat… Day 2 It was a relaxed start, waking up to breakfast being
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