Jay's Trip: Myanmar ( Burma )

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Trip direction

Yangon - Madalay - Bagan - Inlay lake - Ngapali beach - Yangon - Myeik - Yangon...

Welcome drink with my czech friends

Myanmar beer

approx 2500-3500MKK

Left Malaysia traveled through Thailand met my czech friends in Bangkok and arrived ton Yangon

For most country as visas necessary organised these online only condition was to to Yangon Internatinal airport.

Everybody's luggage arrived in part. We've got local sim cards from Telenor directly on the airport only issue was this mobile network was under construction what mean there were covered only Yangon and Manadalay : (

Telenor staff were really patient and helpful even with very basic english.

Next day we have done sightseeing in da Yangon city was so National Museum was unluckily closed, went to Museum counter nobody was there looked unused for longer time finally met somebody of staff who were kind of removing items from there they also hardly but explained about the opening hours.

Had look at Shwe Dagon Pagoda which was nice impressive religion place also first touch with really that foreigners have to extras. Once you go there make sure cover knees and shoulders!

Money:
MKK - burmese kyat
- illegal to bring abroad

Myanmar /formally known as Bruma / was one of the most impressive countries I've been to so far. First very easy recognised thing is everything is expensive for tourists. On the other had this country is very poor. There are only tracks insted of proper rioads for example 250km trip from