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ENTRANCE TO "SCHWENDAGON PAGODA"
HAHN VILLAGE NEAR LAKE INLE
A GOOD RELIABLE TORCH IS A MUST
ALWAYS HAVE A STRONG MOSQUITO REPELLANT
Do you know any site where I can do online booking for my Yangon - Bagan - Yangon flights?
Thanks!
Try this site http://airmandalay.com/english/index.php
You can book and contact them through the site but you will have to pay when you get there (probably when you get to your hotel)and it will have to be in US cash.
Thanks for the tip! I will be going to Bagan on June probably. and probably alone. It's gonna be a lonely planet for me.
Have a look at my Burma site for tips in relation to flights and other tips in relation to flying in Burma.
Albaaust info. on domestic flight booking online through www.airmandalay.com is not complete as you cannot settle the airfare by credit card. I had a long discussion with my visa processing agency www.myanmarvisaonarrival.com , email < voa-tours@myanmar.com.mm > and that company is about to operate a fully online air ticketing reservation & payment system in partnership with a reliable Singaporean Web Application Co., Ltd. --- " SoftTrac " and this should be able to function coming tourist season in Myanmar --- July 2007 – March 2008. Buying by credit card is favourable for most visitors ! Best Regards, Mary Ahmed
I had my flight from bagan back to Yangon around USD89. The flight for a return shall be less than USD200 , just fyi. Do check out the tour agency around Yangon area, they might have a good deal for you.
If you are using lonely planet (myanmar) as a guide to bagan, try to get the 8th ed., cos in the edition there's a section that dedicate to the temples of bagan. From what i know, the latest edition no longer contains this section.
And when you comes across a temple which you want to know the name, the local villagers can tell you that temple is labelled as number what on that section (pg 293). Amazing...
Just like in India, the palmtree serves for several products in Burma, too.
Two times a day the farmers climb up the palmtrees to collect the palmjuice - this sugarsweet juice ferments to toddy, a sweet drink with a beerlike alcohol strength. (the ants in my drink were a free addition of the house ;-)
Another version is a very strong liquor destilled from it - is it too strong, you are too weak!
But the sweetest thing they make out of it is candy - palm sugar.
All this is offeres in toddy bars, mostly along the roadside. Stop
At most temples in Bagan, you can buy small squares of gold foil and place them on the image of the Buddha. This is how the statues maintain a gold coat and why some of them are a little patchy. I thought I'd give it a try. You can buy a little pouch of two or three gold foil squares for about 500 kyat (a little under USD $0.50)
Note that I am not wearing any shoes!
Some of the bigger temples and payas in Bagan have a bell for pilgrims to ring. You don't have to be a devotee - it is customary for visitors to strike the bell three times with the staff. In fact we were encouraged to do it by monks and they seemed pleased when we agreed.
I always use a small backpack as some daily small items are necessary also deters theft..The most IMPORTANT item to carry is lots of fresh bottled Water.. The tropical climate can be harsh so make sure that you always have ..good Walking/Hiking Boots. A wide brimmed hat for sun protection,also sun glasses.Also I ALWAYS carry a small rolled up Ponch that also covers my backpack as storms happen anytime.... The necessaries I carry are:
Tube of Sunburn cream. Lip Balm. Moisturising cream.a couple of band aid strips..A good strong mosquito and insect repellant is a must..A packet of wet ones and a packet of tissues. Dont go without your Battery charger for your camera battery and an extra photo memory card ..An International power point adaptor.. ALWAYS carry a self charging torch here as the streets have no lighting and inside the many temples is really dark
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