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Inle Lake – The Five Minute Spare Guide

A quick guide to Inle Lake, Myanmar Overview Inle Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in Myanmar, is one of the most popular destinations for those visiting the country. It lies in the Taunggyi District of the southern Shan State, which itself is situated in the north-east of Myanmar. While the lake is described as being…

Yangon – The Five Minute Spare Guide
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Yangon – The Five Minute Spare Guide

A quick guide to Yangon Yangon is by far Myanmar’s largest and commercially important city, with the population of its greater metropolitan area (circa is estimated to be somewhere between 6 and 7 million. Up to 2006, Yangon served as the country’s capital city, when the status and nation’s administrative functions were transferred to purpose-built…

Myanmar – The Five Minute Spare Guide
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Myanmar – The Five Minute Spare Guide

A quick guide to Myanmar After more than 30 years of limited access and restricted travel for foreigners, Myanmar’s military regime finally opened the doors to mainstream international tourism in 2011. I first arrived in the country a couple of years later, and with my western media fuelled preconceptions, I half expected the streets to…

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