Travel to Myanmar [Burma]

[Gregory Ng]

Thanks to you all for your great advice. My choice now is Bagan!

[Ron Marshall]

Thanks to you all for your great advice. My choice now is Bagan!

You won't regret it. Mandalay is also interesting, and photogenic.

I was there during a lantern festival. Paper hot-air-balloons, with a single candle to provide lift, are released by the thousands. There is not much exterior light in Mandalay. The sky was filled with these lanterns floating on the wind. A spectacular sight. Unfortunately occaional house fires result from unlucky landings.

[eddie]

myanmar is great photo op. sometimes if they think you are a pro they try and cgarge you extra to shoot in the temples. i tell them the "pros" use digital....ut usaully works. i have been shooting my RB there for 4 years now and have had no problems.

you no longer need to purchase FECs on arrival. there is no e mail available, well, no hotmail, yahoo, aol, etc etc. you nedd to bring all your money. BRING CASH! no credit cards no ATM and no travelers checks. CASH. change money at the black market. it is near the sule pagoda downtown. it is safe. the rate is currently 1320 kyat/$.

you can get medium format processed in yangon. C41 and E6. B&W is possible but a bit more difficult. check out some of my fav. photos. http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=449064


enjoy yourself and post photos when you return

eddie

[eddie]

oh! gett o bagan. it maybe the best place in Myanmar. i usually spend 2 weeks there. it is my favorite place. you do not need a guide, but sometimes they are very imformative.

eddie