Burma: "it is quite unlike any place you know about" (Rudyard Kipling)
July 14th 2012 Burma is a bit different. It is known by 2 names, Burma and Myanmar. Currently its land borders are closed so you have to fly in. It has 2 international airports but international flights only actually fly to/from Yangon (better known by its former name, Rangoon). Visas have to be gained in advance but recently they have trialled an e-visa and the desk for e-visas was open where we landed. They us
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