Help on Yangon

[den1555]

Anyone been to Yangon?

Can share some of the must see sights, must try food, must go places?

 

[beanstalk6]

Yangon

 

[Confession.pt3]

must eat Brayani. Eat along the china town. Better dont eat road side foods if you have weak stomach

 

[den1555]

must eat Brayani. Eat along the china town. Better dont eat road side foods if you have weak stomach

Thanks...i will try to find it.

I will be staying in traders hotel...is it far from chinatown?

 

[den1555]

Yangon

Thanks. Read it but i need more detailed info though...

 

[Confession.pt3]

Strand hotel...near to Sule..You can find brayani nearby Sule. If you don't mind walking, it will be like half an hour walk? You won't get bore tho, along the way there area lot of shops.

 

[den1555]

Strand hotel...near to Sule..You can find brayani nearby Sule. If you don't mind walking, it will be like half an hour walk? You won't get bore tho, along the way there area lot of shops.

Sounds great..thanks.

I will be staying at traders... wondering if anything nearby worth going or tryng out

 

[excalibur324]

traders very central.

sule paya is right down the street. can go shwedagon paya

yangon quite boring actually. go mandalay, bagan and inle.

 

[den1555]

traders very central.

sule paya is right down the street. can go shwedagon paya

yangon quite boring actually. go mandalay, bagan and inle.

Thanks!

I am planning to go to those. I cant travel out as i am on biz but i got a day and a few nights to explore ard so i am looking for some ideas.

Are there any clubs or pubs or discos, i wonder?

 

[excalibur324]

Thanks!

I am planning to go to those. I cant travel out as i am on biz but i got a day and a few nights to explore ard so i am looking for some ideas.

Are there any clubs or pubs or discos, i wonder?

not that i know of. i went around only got like "kopitiam" type shops selling alcohol. my gut feeling is that even if there is, its quite cui standard.

but u can ask around.

 

[den1555]

not that i know of. i went around only got like "kopitiam" type shops selling alcohol. my gut feeling is that even if there is, its quite cui standard.

but u can ask around.

i see... then i will just nuaa in hotel gym n swimming pool n surf...

I will try asking ard.

Update if i found anything nice...

 

[calkel20]

i see... then i will just nuaa in hotel gym n swimming pool n surf...

I will try asking ard.

Update if i found anything nice...

There is the weekend bogyoke market which is good as well. Borrow or print out lonely planet. They give good suggestions on dining area. To them is 5 stars, but price starts like slightly more than 10usd per dish. Of course locally, very cheap as well. Over weekends, u can fly to bagan, i dun see any problem if u want it to be done though. Per sector i abt 100usd. So the price may sounds a little deterring, but definitely worth the trip.
Was supposed to go there, but we were caught up in the shan state from an overnight to a 3 nights. So we had our plan changed. So check with your hotels and take suggestions ba.

A bus ride to mandalay takes about 8-9 hours now. Can visit the ubein bridge. Sunset and sunrise both as romantic!

 

[den1555]

There is the weekend bogyoke market which is good as well. Borrow or print out lonely planet. They give good suggestions on dining area. To them is 5 stars, but price starts like slightly more than 10usd per dish. Of course locally, very cheap as well. Over weekends, u can fly to bagan, i dun see any problem if u want it to be done though. Per sector i abt 100usd. So the price may sounds a little deterring, but definitely worth the trip.
Was supposed to go there, but we were caught up in the shan state from an overnight to a 3 nights. So we had our plan changed. So check with your hotels and take suggestions ba.

A bus ride to mandalay takes about 8-9 hours now. Can visit the ubein bridge. Sunset and sunrise both as romantic!

I cant travel out though i love to...

I only have evenings available as i am on biz trip...

Thanks anyway

 

[den1555]

back from yangon...

i must say the place is like singapore 20-30yrs back... relax life...

i kinda like it though

 

[hawkwind]

Will be going the classic tour route next month. Hope it's good.

 

[den1555]

Will be going the classic tour route next month. Hope it's good.

i find the place quite nice...
i like the food except for a particular sauce (if go penisula during weekends can smell that)
quite scenic, people r nice but may be intimitating sometimes cos they will stare at foreigners, no harm though...

 

[hawkwind]

Is Anapura worth a visit. I know there's a rustic bridge there but anything else?

 

[maxokw]

Hi. a group of 4 if considering going to Yangon for 4 days. is it worth to get a local guide to bring us around? and also is the hotel there expensive?
thanks.

 

[butterbarter]

back from yangon...

i must say the place is like singapore 20-30yrs back... relax life...

i kinda like it though

I've seen Singapore 20-30 years ago (which is just 1980s-1990s), and it was more developed than Yangon now. Yangon goes much further back than that, which is part of why Myanmar is an interesting place to visit.

 

[den1555]

I've seen Singapore 20-30 years ago (which is just 1980s-1990s), and it was more developed than Yangon now. Yangon goes much further back than that, which is part of why Myanmar is an interesting place to visit.

recalling...maybe true even older than 30yrs ago singapore...

i agree with u that i find myanmar interesting to explore