Yangon

Southeast Asia Trip Report–Destination Myanmar (Burma)

Submitted by David Cardinal on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 01:46

"Intha Style" boats are family cars for the villagers living on Inle Lake. Here the father takes his daughter to school and his wife to market before beginning his day fishing.After a busy five days in Cambodia we reluctantly took our leave and jetted off to Myanmar. After a short connection in the Bangkok airport (Bill was ecstatic to find they had Durian ice cream there but the foot massages were a bigger hit with most of the folks) we arrived in Yangon (formerly Rangoon and still the largest city in Myanmar) in time to see sunset on the way into town. We get asked a lot about whether it is difficult to get permission to travel in Myanmar and the answer is absolutely not—tourists are welcomed. And once there no country has friendlier people…


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Southeast Asia Photo Safari

Submitted by David Cardinal on Sat, 12/05/2009 - 16:04
Dates: 
Thu, 01/10/2013 (All day) - Sat, 02/02/2013 (All day)

Cambodia and Burma (Myanmar) 14 days, 13 nights

Main trip: mid-January, 2013 - end of January, 2013 (maximum 8 photographers, 6 openings)

[+very special optional river trip to the unspoiled upper Irrawaddy river]
Final dates & prices still TBD as we work out the logistics of the river charter.

Angkor Wat

Southeast Asia is one of the world's most exotic destinations, and one of the most photogenic. The great monument sites of Southeast Asia are unique in their variety and scale. Taken together, sites in Siem Reap (the Angkor Wat temple complex and surrounding sites), along with Yangon, Bagan, and Mandalay in Burma (Myanmar) offer the opportunity of a lifetime to discover the legacy of several of the important cultures which form the Southeast Asian mosaic, as well as the chance to capture stunning images of lasting interest.

[Our last trip nearly Sold-Out so sign up soon!]

 

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