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ALWAYS CARRY A TORCH HERE
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A SMALL GOOD RELIABLE TORCH HERE IS A MUST HAVE..

Favorite thing: Here in Myanmar the electricity is cut off anytime of the day or night without notice..ALWAYS carry and have a torch handy with you after dark...Most bigger Hostels hotels etc have big generator backup but the poorer places don't..There is minimal street lighting and walking at night can be hazardous..when inside large Temples and Payas never be without it...I have one that is self charging...these are good as there are no batteries to let you down

Written Feb 28, 2010

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Travel guide for bagan
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SINtraveller 98 reviews

Favorite thing: 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...

Written Dec 31, 2005

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Watch the world go by....
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Bagan-Nyaung Rd, Myanmar

Fondest memory: Get a hotel with balcony overlooking the street if you can. I found it to be fascinating just watching everyone go about their business. This picture pretty much sums up peak hour in Bagan - bicycles, cars, horse-drawn carts, rickshaws, motorcycles and the obligatory overcrowded ute.

It was a good way to unwind after a big day touring the monuments.

Written May 8, 2005

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Half-time by the River
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Hewer 390 reviews
Ayeyarwady River by Bupaya, Bagan, Myanmar

Favorite thing: Bupaya is a good place to plan your break from touring if you are making a day of it. It is located in Old Bagan directly on the Ayeyarwady River. There are plenty of places to sit outside and you can enjoy the breeze and watch the boats go by. It is also located on a bend in the river so you can see other monuments which are also riverside far off in the distance.

You can rest your legs and refresh your visual palette.

Updated May 7, 2005

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360 degree views
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Hewer 390 reviews
View SW from Dhammayangyi Temple

Favorite thing: There are so many points in Bagan where you have 360 degree views of pagodas and temples. It is much more dramatic than you could imagine or even a map could indicate. I was constantly surprised here!

This is a ground view from Dhammayangyi Temple. You can see the Pyathada Pagoda in the distance on the right hand side.

Written May 1, 2005

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Stop and Read the Signs
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Onsite weather prediction available

Favorite thing: This one raised a chuckle from us! It was in the grounds of the hotel. Needless to say, we consulted with the weather forecaster each day.

Updated Mar 28, 2007

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Bagan PASS
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Favorite thing: Bagan Admission Fees USD10, whether yuo intend to visit the temples or not , you have to pay for
this BAGAN ZONE fees.

This pass will entitle for unlimited visit to all temples

Written Jan 11, 2006

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Flight from Yangon to Bagan
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SINtraveller 98 reviews

Favorite thing: I took the left hand window seat when flying from yangon to bagan. From the window, the Ayeyarwaddy river could be seen, as well as the bird-eye view of bagan when the plane was about to land.

Written Dec 31, 2005

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Bagan Ticket
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Favorite thing: When you land at the airport you will be required to pay 5 USD for the bagan addmission ticket. Make sure to keep the ticket with you as you may be asked to show it.

Written Jan 21, 2005

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Bagan - the fabulous fairyland

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 Bagan, the promised "Buddhafield" is a wide plain of approx. 42 square kilometers with formerly more than 4.000 pagodas, temples and monasteries - maybe the most impressive manmade symbol of human... 

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Historical wonderland.

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 OK, let's get it out of the way early, Bagan is everything you have heard about it, and then some. I'll try and get all the superlatives out of the way here, so I don't bore you with them in... 

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The enchanting Bagan

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 Bagan, capital of the First Myanmar Empire, is known as the city of four million pagodas. It is one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia and the main tourist destination in Myanmar. The ruins... 

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Bagan - indescribable!!

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 Once you have been here every other place that has pagodas pales in comparison! The difference is that there are thousands of temples/pagodas that you can visit and you can climb some of them!! The... 

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BAGAN MYANMAR (BURMA)

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 BURMA is probably one of the most mysterious and inaccesible countries on the planet..and being so ..made this one place that I wanted to visit ...and like everyone else was somewhat apprehensive as... 

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