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48 Hours in Yangon

48 Hours in Yangon

Marissa Carruthers ventures into Myanmar to take you through some of the former capital’s top attractions and more during 48 hours in Yangon…

Off-the-beaten Track in Burma

Off-the-beaten Track in Burma

Once forbidden to the West, Myanmar, or Burma, has seen a dramatic recent rise in tourism that threatens its intrinsic charm. Mark Bibby Jackson examines the booming sector and discovers…

The Great Burmese Gold Rush

The Great Burmese Gold Rush

The recent surge in tourism numbers to the once forbidden Myanmar has opened up rich possibilities for both hotel companies and independent tourists alike, but is this really the great…

Water Water Everywhere

Water Water Everywhere

My ball soars, as if guided by angels, straight towards the inviting green ahead. A 520-yard par five, the eighteenth is the longest hole on the Pun Hlaing Golf Club…

Interested in Myanmar?

A beautiful and amazing country bordering India, Bangladesh, Thailand, China and Laos in Southeast Asia, for many years Myanmar was isolated from the rest of the world due to its military junta. In recent times, a tourism explosion has been halted due to the Rohingya crisis.

Myanmar Travel

There are valid arguments for and against travelling to the country over the Rohingya issue. Certainly the country’s government towards the minority Muslim group has been abhorrent, but should the normal people who depend upon travel for their livelihoods suffer as a consequence? Let your conscience decide. What we can assure you is that if you decide to travel to the country you will discover unrivalled beauty, a welcoming people and a landscape still far from overrun by mass tourism.

Myanmar or Burma

The official name of the country is Myanmar, although many people prefer to call it by its former name of Burma. However, the Burmese are just one of a number of peoples who live in this fractured country. So, calling it Burma is a a bit like referring to Britain as England.

Myanmar Capital

Not many people visit the country capital of Naypyidaw and there is good cause for this. A Disneyland of a capital city, it is a place where few live dominated by government buildings and huge multi-lane highways.