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Myanmar Hacks – Know Before You Go

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Myanmar Hacks – Know Before You Go Myanmar is a country of outstanding beauty and culture. Our trip to Myanmar was fantastic and we would recommend it to everyone, however are a few little pieces of advice that we would like to pass on. Myanmar’s Buses Transport between Myanmar’s major locations is convenient and expansive. Many tourists choose to take night buses to maximise their time and save on accommodation costs. However there is one thing that you should all know. Night buses in Myanmar have an rather strange habit of arriving much earlier than scheduled. For example; we left Yangon around 8:30pm on a bus that was scheduled to arrive in Kalaw at 6:00am. When our bus pulled up in Kalaw at 3am we were rather surprised. At that point we had 2 choices, sit at a little roadside restaurant for 3 hours while we waited for our guest…

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3 Days in Bagan

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Exploring Pagoda's in Bagan

3 Days in Bagan – Myanmar’s Temple City Without a doubt Bagan is a highlight of any trip to Myanmar, it is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most impressive places we have ever been. However, you will have to share your experience with quite a few other tourists, as you should expect when coming to a place of such cultural and historical significance. However it is very possible to escape the crowds and find yourself a temple with only a few goats for company. The first piece of advice would be to spend a couple of dollars more and rent an e bike, it will get you through the “off piste” sections far easier than a push bike. This will make it much easier to get away from the tourists and into the more secluded areas of this UNESCO world heritage site. Check that the battery…

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An unconventional route to Pyin Oo Lwin

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Riding alongside the river

An unconventional route to Pyin Oo Lwin Read any travel guide on Mandalay and they will all tell a similar story, “not a lot in the city centre, but a great base to explore the surrounding area.” As dismissive as this sounds, they aren’t wrong. Mandalay is not particularly easy on the eye, and it doesn’t really have cool hip factor of Yangon or other major Asian cities. However, like the guidebooks say it is a fantastic place to base yourself to explore the surrounding area. We rented a motorbike from Mandalay Motorbikes, who we would definitely recommend. The owner Zac does custom tours through Myanmar when he is not Mandalay. When we were renting our bike we got chatting to his wife about where we were headed and she gave us a great tip on a stunning road route from Mandalay to Pyin Oo Lwin. Take route 3…

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