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Promoting Responsible Travel to Burma

  1. Hsipaw Haw – Abode of the Tragic Shan Prince

    Posted by Aung Zaw
    / September 14, 2012 / Leave a comment
    During my last trip to Burma in June, I went up to Lashio, northern Shan State, and decided to stop in en route at Hsipaw to visit the residence of famed Shan Prince Sao Kya Seng. Otherwise known as East Haw, the house is surrounded by a large compound and...
    Posted in Locals
    Topics: Hsipaw, museum
  2. Irrawaddy Dolphins

    Posted by Zarni Mann
    / March 7, 2012 / 1 Comment
    When nature lovers talk about the Irrawaddy River, the lifeblood of Burma, descriptions focus on her majestic beauty, breathtaking scenery as well as the unique history and culture born over the centuries. However, these days it is the tale of the admirable Irrawaddy dolphins, named after the waterway, which captures...
    Posted in Locals
    Topics: Ayeyarwady, environmental damage
  3. Five days in Burma

    Posted by Aung Zaw
    / February 26, 2012 / Leave a comment
    As the plane descended into Rangoon’s international airport, I noticed a slight change in my heartbeat. I felt calm, but also excited, knowing that I was about to return to Burma for the first time in 24 years. Inside the airport, a young immigration officer smiled as I gave him...
    Posted in Locals
    Topics: army, freedom of press, Naypyidaw, surveillance, Yangon
  4. Save Our River, Save Our Dolphins, Save Our Nature

    Posted by Zarni Mann
    / September 15, 2011 / 10 Comments
    Every tourist visiting our country, Burma (Myanmar), will have at least had the experience of admiring our majestic river, the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwaddy). The major tourist attractions like the ancient city of Bagan and the 2nd largest town of the country, Mandalay, and Mingun, which houses the third largest bell in...
    Posted in Locals
    Topics: Ayeyarwady, electricity, energy consumption, environmental damage
  5. Homeward Bound

    Posted by Sai Zom Hseng
    / July 14, 2011 /
    Fourteen people sat in the room, each from a different background, but each with the same goal — to go back to Burma. I sat silently, too nervous to break the icy silence in the room, which smelled dreadful from body sweat, mold and cigarette smoke. The floor was dusty,...
    Posted in Locals
    Topics: human trafficking, Tachilek, transportation

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