Page 5 - The Rough Guide to Myanmar (Burma)

INTRODUCTION 3
Contents

INTRODUCTION 4
Where to go 6 Things not to miss 12
Author picks 9 Itineraries 20
When to go 10

BASICS 22
Getting there 23 Festivals and events 41
Visas 26 Outdoor activities and sports 42
Getting around 26 Culture and etiquette 43
Accommodation 32 Shopping 45
Food and drink 34 Travelling with children 46
Health 38 Travel essentials 47
The media 40

THE GUIDE 54
1 Yangon and around 54 5 Bagan and around 198
2 The Delta and western Myanmar 98 6 Inle Lake and the east 234
3 Southeastern Myanmar 138 7 Mandalay and around 276
4 Central Myanmar 178 8 Northern Myanmar 310

CONTEXTS 356
History 357 Burmese architecture 389
Myanmar’s ethnic groups 381 Books 393
Burmese Buddhism and Language 396
traditional beliefs 385
Glossary 401

SMALL PRINT & INDEX 403

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