To Myanmar With Love
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To Myanmar With Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur
Edited and with contributions by Morgan Edwardson
Photographs by Steve Goodman
From helping a community library in New Bagan to breakfast with 2,700 monks in Mandalay, discover the secrets of savvy expatriates, seasoned travelers, and inspired locals. With its unique insights into dining, shopping, sightseeing, and culture, To Myanmar With Love is a one-of-a-kind guide for the passionate traveler.
Beyond politics, little is known about Myanmar (Burma). Highlighting the country's great beauty and hospitality, this book is dedicated to the local residents whose warmth and encouragement are its inspiration.
To Myanmar With Love is based on the highly praised To Asia with Love: A Connoisseurs’ Guide to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
— "... a guide with depth and color that most of [its] competitors lack ..." - Thai Day (International Herald Tribune)
— "... breaks new ground in the travel writing field ..." - Untamed Travel
— "... a refreshing addition to the traveler's bookshelf ... evocative and eclectic ..." - Chic Travel Thailand
— "... a delightful introduction to Cambodia and the Mekong region for those looking for some inspiration and adventure." - Lonely Planet Cambodia
— Honorable Mention, Independent Publisher Book Awards
When it comes to Myanmar, no one knows it better than the contributors to To Myanmar With Love. Sharing their own stories in their own words, they will introduce you to some of the country’s most memorable experiences. To read a few of the essays found in this book, click on the articles found on the right side of this page.
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To Myanmar With Love's Recent Contributions
Wyn Tin Tut gets into the festival spirit in Taungpyone
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In recent years, transvestites have nearly taken over Myanmar's medium profession, and it was amazing to see so many of them in Taungpyone, strutting their stuff in full Revlon war paint, their...
Destinations:
Taungpyone |
Burma
Topics:
Festivals |
Performing Arts |
Traditions
Michael Meadows breaks down between Mandalay and Bagan
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Morning mist cloaks the sleeping city of Mandalay, its quiet streets a swirling sea of dawn-lit gray. Old buses growl irritably, spewing thick smoke as they cough and sputter to life. Blinking against...
Destinations:
Burma |
Mandalay |
Bagan
Topics:
Travel
Win Thuya establishes a public library in Bagan
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This excerpt is from our favorite chapter in each volume in the To Asia With Love guidebook series. In "Paying It Forward," our writers share ways in which travelers can give back to the countries...
Destinations:
Burma |
Bagan
Topics:
Literature
Michael Pugh spits like a local in Kyaiktiyo
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Red splotches everywhere-on streets, sidewalks, storefronts, shirtfronts, and even stray dogs-signaled that I was in betel nut country. Popular across Myanmar, betel nut was pervasive throughout the...
Destinations:
Burma |
Kyaiktiyo
Topics:
Traditions
Ma Thanegi hungers for ethnic noodles around Yangon
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When I am too lazy to cook, I stroll out to the shops in my neighborhood, where I can get oodles of noodles from dawn until midnight. This is one advantage of living in Yangon, the country's largest...
