Well, as someone who has done a good bit of international traveling and spent a lot of time in Asia in the last few years; I honestly had no idea what to expect when I went to Myanmar. To me, Myanmar was always the other North Korea: an informational black hole with a government that oppressed its citizens and cut them off from contact with the outside world and outside … [Read more...] about The Myanmar Experience
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First day in Myanmar we visited a temple and had a business visit. In the morning, we visit the Shwedagon Pagoda, which is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar. It was built more than 2600 years ago, so it is also the oldest Buddhist stupa in the world. The top and the upper part is the pagoda was made of gold with several diamonds inlaying in it. In general, people … [Read more...] about 05/25/2015 Myanmar first impression
We are leaving Vietnam for Myanmar today. The plan was we fly to Bangkok and spend the four hours layover there. I couldn't go because I don't have a visa to enter the country as a Chinese citizen. I could get a visa on arrival, but I don't want everybody to wait for me. When we arrived at the Bangkok airport, people of the airline and the immigration desk said they were not be … [Read more...] about 05/24/2015 Travel Day
Today is the day. We had an amazing time in Vietnam and Myanmar, and I'm leaving for China today. My flight was supposed to land in Guangzhou at 4:15 p.m. However, the weather in Guangzhou forced us to have a emergency landing in Haikou. When the weather got better for landing in Guangzhou, the weather got really bad for taking off in Haikou. Therefore we went through the … [Read more...] about 05/30/2015 The Last Day
Day 11: As I sit here in the jetti (small wooden boat), I look back at today and cannot believe the beauty I have witnessed. Our group arrived at a quaint airport in Heho, Myanmar around 10 this morning. Upon arrival, we were whisked off onto a bus that would drive us the 45 minutes it takes to get to the lake. After a bit of hesitation about getting on the jetti, we were … [Read more...] about Paradise in Myanmar