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The Basics Country: Myanmar Where is it?: Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in southeastern Asia, between Bangladesh and Thailand. Why do people go here?: Most people who head to Myanmar want to really get off the beaten path and explore a country that is isolated and repressed. There is huge debate among travelers on [...]

The Monk Revolution – Myanmar

Shirley Eng writes about meeting monks in Myanmar

The Many Faces of Burma – Mynamar

The bribery incident at the airport was the first

The Real Capital of Burma – Mandalay, Burma

Sean McCarthy meets Sonny Boy who travels the worl

A Talk with Win Zaw – Burma

Sean McCarthy felt he had been privy to a unique e

From Mandalay to Pyin U Lwin – Burma

Sean McCarthy's need to get out of Mandalay for mo

Hello Buddha. Como esta? – Bagan, Myanmar

Jason Jones uses a gibberish form of Spanish to ma

Yes, We Have No Banana Pancakes #2: Burma (Myanmar): Teapots and Toilet Paper – Myanmar

Despite amazing sights and amazing people, Shannon thinks twenty years from now, what she'll remember most vividly about Burma is the toilet paper.

Yes, We Have No Banana Pancakes #3: Inle Lake to Mandalay: Bus-ted – Myanmar

One of the things Shannon likes most about travel is being wrong so often. Taking a wrong turn after dinner one night, she ended up having one of the happiest times of her life.

Wet and Wild in Yangon – Myanmar

Kelly Sobczak is a helpless foreigner, accosted an