River Boats

Yangon

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January 29th 2012
We stayed at the Beauty Land I Hotel ($30/night for a double with a balcony, breakfast, TV, and hot water). It's a great hotel that is clean and with nice owners and staff. We were within walking distance to the Shwedagon Pagoda. Accomodation is in short supply in most of this country so its difficult to get rooms. When you do get rooms they are a bit expensive and not as nice compared to o ... read more

Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon

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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more