When we travel, our small backpack suddenly becomes everything we own. It’s our small world containing necessities, notes, recordings, thoughts, and to some extent: part of us (if you consider your clothes as part of who you are). It is not only about the value it holds, but about the value it has to us, […]
SIM card prices in Myanmar remain among the highest in the world despite repeated promises by the government to dramatically lower costs. As yet the public’s expectations have gone largely unfulfilled since the government halved SIM card prices in 2011. That year, they dropped from about US$625 to between $312 and $250. Simcard-Myanmar-Burma. But such […]
Overview Lying in the heart of Shan Plateau, Inle Lake is a beautiful highland at the altitude of 900m above the sea level. The lake is 22 km long, and 10 km wide, located in a valley between two mountain ranges. Inle Lake is well-known for its unpolluted nature, scenic beauty and authentic life of […]
The Goteik Viaduct is a highest railway bridge in Myanmar and you can take a heart-racing ride across it as part of the six & a half hour train journey from the former colonial summer hideaway of Pyin Oo Lwin to the trekking haven of Hsipaw. The bridge was constructed in 1899 by the Pennsylvania […]
Bagan, the old capital of Pagan Kingdom during the 9th and 13th century, housed more than 10,000 pagodas, temples, and stupas. The shape and construction of each building play a significant role on the spiritual life of Myanmar. However, long time passed, these sites were devastated by natural phenomenon and external causes. Nowadays, around 2,200 […]
MasterCard marked its first Point-of-Sale (POS) transaction in Myanmar at Golden Myanmar Airlines on March 4 before announcing plans to establish 500 POS devices by Co-operative Bank and MasterCard Worldwide throughout the country. MasterCard and CB want to target more than 500 restaurants, retail outlets and hotels for POS devices by the end of the […]
Corona virus (COVID-19) in Burma & Updated Burma Travel Advisory The ongoing Corona Virus (COVID-19) outbreak is having significant impact on travel and dining around the globe. Southeast Asia is not exceptional. Travel business is badly suffering. This week March 30th 2020, some countries has been closed and local government work real hard to stop […]
Myanmar SEA Games 2013 : Naypyidaw – Yangon – Mandalay Myanmar 27th SEA Games 2013 will be held in December, with opening ceremony on Wednesday, 11 December 2013 (11-12-13). The closing ceremony of SEA Games 2013 is yet to be determined. SEA Games hosted jointly by the new capital of Myanmar – Naypyidaw, Yangon, and […]
Asia Travel & Leisure – Yangon Office organizing Year End Party 2012 Date : 20 Dec 2012 Time : 18.00PM Place : Western Park Restaurant Address:Tha Khin Mya Garden Street, Thakin Mya Park, Ahlone Township, Yangon. We sincerely appreciate great support of all the service providers, suppliers, all the tour guides, drivers, all the staff […]