After spending three days in Bagan, I traveled back to Yangon on an overnight bus. My flight out of Myanmar is from Yangon so I had to go back there. I think I have not mentioned in my previous post that you can enter and leave Myanmar by overland border crossing. Filipinos can visit Myanmar …
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After spending two days in Mandalay, I traveled by bus to Bagan. The trip to Bagan was at 8:00 AM so I had to leave the hostel early because the bus station is far from the hostel. Free breakfast starts at 6:30 AM at the hostel. What’s good about Ostello Bello Mandalay is that you can …
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After spending two days in Inle Lake, I took the night bus to Mandalay. It was a minibus and there were only less than 10 passengers, I included. And I was the only foreigner again. The trip was faster than I expected. We left Inle Lake at 6:00 PM and I was told that we’ll …
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After spending a day in Yangon, I took the night bus to Inle Lake. Inle Lake is located in Nyaung Shwe Township. JJ Express is the most famous and best bus line in Myanmar. But for my trip to Inle, I took the Famous Bus Line which is also good. I was the only foreigner …
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As mentioned in my previous post, I flew to Yangon, Myanmar from Bangkok, Thailand. The flight was supposed to be at 7:30 in the evening but it was delayed for an hour. It was an hour and 15 minutes flight. After passing through the immigration, I exchanged some dollars and bought a sim card. Then …
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In my previous post, I made a solo traveler’s guide to Myanmar. In this post, I’ll be sharing the second part of the guide which is places to visit in Myanmar. Myanmar was part of my six weeks backpacking trip last June. In those six weeks, I planned on visiting five countries in Southeast Asia: …
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Prior to visiting Myanmar, I have zero knowledge about Inle Lake. I used to hear about Yangon, Mandalay, and Bagan but never heard of Inle Lake. I only knew about it when I asked my brother what places to visit in Myanmar. He mentioned the 3 cities and included Inle Lake. Inle Lake is a …
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Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia that is not yet as popular with tourists as it is with the other Southeast Asian countries. It opened its doors to tourists around 2012, after 50 years. It has got stunning temples, beautiful landscapes and rich culture that can easily match those of …
