Blog Posts on yangon

YANGON TRAVEL DIARIES ✈ Golden Duck Kan Taw Min Restaurant by The Diplomatic Wife on May 23, 2012Another good place to eat in Yangon is the Golden Duck Restaurant. It was the perfect place to have dinner (the ambiance is nice at night especially with the Shwaydegon glowing in the background). Some pictures of the place, what we ordered and the m...

YANGON TRAVEL DIARIES ✈ Giant Reclining Buddha by The Diplomatic Wife on Apr 13, 2012The first temple we visited in Yangon is the Chaukhtatgyi Temple wherein lies a giant reclining Buddha. I had no idea on the itinerary for most of the trip because TD prepared everything with the travel agent. So I was just there to be surprisedR...

MYANMAR TRAVEL DIARIES ✈ Sabai @ DMZ Thai Restaurant by The Diplomatic Wife on Mar 12, 2012Before leaving TD did some research on the restaurant to eat in in Yangon and Myanmar so he had a shortlist of options with their addresses with him. The way we decided was to ask our driver which restaurant was the most convenient to go to knowing o...

MYANMAR TRAVEL DIARIES ✈ Travel tips and packing by The Diplomatic Wife on Mar 6, 2012Myanmar was one destination that was super unfamiliar for us so it was hard to prepare considering that the information found on the net are not up to date. Even the brief from our embassy there was not up-to-date either. So in true DiploFashion, I c...

MYANMAR TRAVEL DIARIES ✈ Yuzana Hotel Yangon by The Diplomatic Wife on Mar 1, 2012We booked our hotels to Myanmar about a month ahead. Because of these our choices were limited. We got whatever we could. When we arrived in Yangon we stayed in Yuzana Hotel in Yangon which was quite old and not so clean. But the thing that made it a...

MYANMAR TRAVEL DIARIES ✈ Getting the Inside Info by The Diplomatic Wife on Feb 27, 2012We booked our trip to Myanmar about a year ahead. There was an Air Asia promo and we went for it! Of course we also had to keep our eyes out for promo tickets to and from KL since there is not direct flight from Jakarta. Before our trip I was lucky e...

[In the news] DFA chief Del Rosario meets Suu Kyi, vows support -INQUIRER.net by hronlineph.com on Feb 14, 2012DFA chief Del Rosario meets Suu Kyi, vows support By Jerry E. Esplanada, Philippine Daily Inquirer February 14, 2012 MANILA, Philippines—Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has joined the growing list of supporters of Burmese democracy ico...

Yangon: Chaukhtatgyi Paya’s Reclining Buddha, Monk’s Quarters and Meditation Centre by Ironwulf.net: En Route on Jan 5, 2012The tranquil face of a gigantic Buddha filled my vision as I enter a large open shed with metal roof. He seemed contented there, reclining on the floor with his crown adorned with diamonds and precious stones glittering for everyone to see. This is C...

Yangon: Walking Downtown and Crossing through Sule Paya by Ironwulf.net: En Route on Jan 2, 2012“Where are you from?” is the usual ice-breaker question people here would ask. “I’m from the Phillippines” I replied with a smile as I bite into my toasted slice of bread with a healthy layer of butter and strawberry jam while having breakf...

Yangon: Mesmerized by the Golden Shwedagon Pagoda by Ironwulf.net: En Route on Dec 21, 2011Surprisingly, the endless stream of people didn’t bother me at all. My sight was fixated at the cone-shaped stupa piercing the sky. The afternoon light strikes its slab of gold layers making it shimmer magnificently under the sun. I am humbled by t...