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Visiting Yangon brad martin - jemmartin [210] A photo essay of places to visit in Yangon Destinations: Burma \| Yangon Topics: Travel \| Religion \| For Kids \| Architecture
The Grand Old Dame of Rangoon Robert Tompkins - rtompkins [4,382] Time will determine whether The Strand, the grande dame of old Rangoon, experiences a renaissance or becomes an anachronism in new Yangon. Destinations: Burma \| Yangon Topics: Travel \| Architecture
Raise a Glass to Aythaya Wine Natnapha Thanatharakit - the_orient [430] Myanmar Vineyard has been making Aythaya wine since 1997, among Buddhist monasteries on the slopes of Aythaya's Taunggyi Mountains, in Myanmar. Be sure to include a tasting in your tour of Burma. Destinations: Shan State \| Pagan \| Nyaung U \| Nyaungshwe \| Inle Lake \| Sagaing \| Mandalay \| Amarapura \| Bagan \| Yangon Topics: Travel \| Adventure \| Women & Travel \| Traditions \| Culture \| Food \| People \| Agriculture \| Nature
The Piano Tuner ThingsAsian Booklist - tab [1,449] Title: The Piano Tuner. Author: Daniel Mason. Publisher: Picador (2004) ISBN: 0330492691. Details: paperback, 5" x 7 3/4", 357 pages. * * * From the back cover: On a misty London afternoon in 1886,... Destinations: Burma \| Yangon Topics: Travel \| People \| Adventure \| War & Conflict
Of Strings and Things Burmese: An Interview with Musicologist Rick Heizman Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,110] If it has strings and makes music, it's an irresistible magnet for world instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist Rick Heizman. And if it comes from Burma, then doubly so. For Rick Heizman, involvement... Destinations: Burma \| Yangon Topics: Travel \| Performing Arts \| 20th Century History
Swar Yarma, Central Myanmar Mick Shippen - mshippen [875] A story told with photos. Destinations: Burma \| Yangon Topics: Travel \| People
Burma Michael McDonell - mmcdonell [329] "Fear Is Very Much A Habit" -Aung San Suu Kyi, 1996 She's 21 and speaks English very well. She studied in the university that is now closed. They all are. Closed for more than 18 months and no one... Destinations: Burma \| Yangon Topics: Culture \| Travel \| People
Burmese Days A.R. West - awest [304] The road from the Yangon International Airport to the capital was not what we expected. It was newly paved and lined by impressive houses with tennis courts, winding driveways, satellite dishes and... Destinations: Burma \| Yangon Topics: Travel

Visiting Yangon

brad martin - jemmartin [210]

A photo essay of places to visit in Yangon

Destinations: Burma | Yangon
Topics: Travel | Religion | For Kids | Architecture

Views of the grande dame of old Rangoon.

The Grand Old Dame of Rangoon

Robert Tompkins - rtompkins [4,382]

Time will determine whether The Strand, the grande dame of old Rangoon, experiences a renaissance or becomes an anachronism in new Yangon.

Destinations: Burma | Yangon
Topics: Travel | Architecture

Raise a Glass to Aythaya Wine

Natnapha Thanatharakit - the_orient [430]

Myanmar Vineyard has been making Aythaya wine since 1997, among Buddhist monasteries on the slopes of Aythaya's Taunggyi Mountains, in Myanmar. Be sure to include a tasting in your tour of Burma.

Destinations: Shan State | Pagan | Nyaung U | Nyaungshwe | Inle Lake | Sagaing | Mandalay | Amarapura | Bagan | Yangon
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Women & Travel | Traditions | Culture | Food | People | Agriculture | Nature

Title: The Piano Tuner. Author: Daniel Mason. Publisher: Picador (2004) ISBN: 0330492691. Details: paperback, 5" x 7 3/4", 357 pages. * * * From the back cover: On a misty London afternoon in 1886,...

Destinations: Burma | Yangon
Topics: Travel | People | Adventure | War & Conflict

Musicologist Rick Heizman with some of his favorite musical instruments: In the center is a Burmese saung gauk, behind it is a Middle Eastern oud from Syria, on the right is a Chinese zheng.

Of Strings and Things Burmese: An Interview with Musicologist Rick Heizman

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,110]

If it has strings and makes music, it's an irresistible magnet for world instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist Rick Heizman. And if it comes from Burma, then doubly so. For Rick Heizman, involvement...

Destinations: Burma | Yangon
Topics: Travel | Performing Arts | 20th Century History

The narrow path rubbed into the banks of the Sittaung River acts as an important trade route for villagers from Swar Yarma.

Swar Yarma, Central Myanmar

Mick Shippen - mshippen [875]

A story told with photos.

Destinations: Burma | Yangon
Topics: Travel | People

Burma

Michael McDonell - mmcdonell [329]

"Fear Is Very Much A Habit" -Aung San Suu Kyi, 1996 She's 21 and speaks English very well. She studied in the university that is now closed. They all are. Closed for more than 18 months and no one...

Destinations: Burma | Yangon
Topics: Culture | Travel | People

Burmese Days

A.R. West - awest [304]

The road from the Yangon International Airport to the capital was not what we expected. It was newly paved and lined by impressive houses with tennis courts, winding driveways, satellite dishes and...

Destinations: Burma | Yangon
Topics: Travel

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Destinations: Shan State | Pagan | Nyaung U | Nyaungshwe | Inle Lake | Sagaing | Mandalay | Amarapura | Bagan | Yangon Topics: Travel | Adventure | Women & Travel | Traditions | Culture | Food | People | Agriculture | Nature

Destinations: Burma | Yangon Topics: Travel | People | Adventure | War & Conflict

Destinations: Burma | Yangon Topics: Travel | Performing Arts | 20th Century History

Destinations: Burma | Yangon Topics: Travel | People

Destinations: Burma | Yangon Topics: Culture | Travel | People

Destinations: Burma | Yangon Topics: Travel