{"id":134,"date":"2016-02-25T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T12:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2016\/02\/dear-myanmar-mingalaba.html\/"},"modified":"2016-02-25T12:43:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T12:43:00","slug":"dear-myanmar-mingalaba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2016\/02\/25\/dear-myanmar-mingalaba\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Myanmar &#8216;Mingalaba&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u2018This is Burma and it will be quite unlike any land you know about\u201d&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Rudyard Kipling, Letters from the East 1889<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">The last time I was in Burma was in 2007 on our Honeymoon.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">We won a trip to the Golden Triangle of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos in the school raffle. &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">We weren\u2019t married, but with twenty-two years together,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">we felt we deserved a honeymoon.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bLfHJxDlKjo\/Vs4j_zJoB0I\/AAAAAAAAHfE\/DUEuo6wB3GY\/s1600\/Myanmar20164.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bLfHJxDlKjo\/Vs4j_zJoB0I\/AAAAAAAAHfE\/DUEuo6wB3GY\/s640\/Myanmar20164.jpg?resize=640%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Indein Village ruins at Inle Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">A wedding in China was on the cards.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">And as we already had three children,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">it seemed totally appropriate&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">in our back-to-front lives,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">to have the Honeymoon before the wedding.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-IwxaVDt2OCw\/Vs6IvlFYOcI\/AAAAAAAAHfU\/7gqiLIuKOsA\/s1600\/Myanmar20165.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-IwxaVDt2OCw\/Vs6IvlFYOcI\/AAAAAAAAHfU\/7gqiLIuKOsA\/s640\/Myanmar20165.jpg?resize=640%2C454&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Fisherwomen at Ngapali Beach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">Where to have a honeymoon was always going to be a tricky decision.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">We&#8217;ve had a fortunate life, full of international moves, exotic travels and adventures.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">Choosing somewhere new, exciting, gorgeous, and not too far away&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">from our then Hong Kong home was proving tricky&#8230;&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">A FREE honeymoon to where-ever, was the perfect solution for us.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">Destination decided.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">A live-in Helper, and Mr Au our trusty taxi driver&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">made the logistics of leaving the kids during term time easier.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ioh5ZAkM9lI\/Vs4jhzVDo0I\/AAAAAAAAHfA\/-da0e2pt3gg\/s1600\/Myanmar20163.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ioh5ZAkM9lI\/Vs4jhzVDo0I\/AAAAAAAAHfA\/-da0e2pt3gg\/s640\/Myanmar20163.jpg?resize=640%2C588&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Bagan Temple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">We crossed the Thai border into the grubby chaos of the Burmese&nbsp;town of Tachilek.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">You had to exit Thailand and then pass through the Myanmar Border Control.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">I remember the glare of the Myanmar Government officials as our passports full of Chinese visa\u2019s were scrutinised<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><i>Yes, I&#8217;m planning a wedding at the Great Wall!<\/i><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gxZwDaeWUqc\/Vs70gRCQbPI\/AAAAAAAAHgE\/PdjmY4k9o_g\/s1600\/Myanmar20168.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gxZwDaeWUqc\/Vs70gRCQbPI\/AAAAAAAAHgE\/PdjmY4k9o_g\/s640\/Myanmar20168.jpg?resize=640%2C586&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Burmese wedding fans in Mandalay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">We were warned not to venture too far off the beaten track.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">This is Opium country, renown for human trafficking.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">Even today there are parts of Myanmar simply not freely open or safe for tourists.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">We did make it as far as visiting the long-necked Karen hill tribes<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">but we didn&#8217;t stay long.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">These were the months of the so-called Saffron Revolution&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">where monks were marching in Yangon and Mandalay to show anti-government dissent.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1W345t8SHk\/Vs4i-HVCSMI\/AAAAAAAAHe8\/8AKBIAHbfD8\/s1600\/Myanmar20162.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1W345t8SHk\/Vs4i-HVCSMI\/AAAAAAAAHe8\/8AKBIAHbfD8\/s640\/Myanmar20162.jpg?resize=394%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">Aung San Suu Kyi, Leader of the National League for Democracy was under house arrest. She had previously called for an International tourist boycott, arguing tourists were putting money directly into the hands of the regime.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">We crossed, ticked another place off our &#8216;<\/span><i style=\"font-family: '&quot;verdana&quot;', sans-serif;\">countries we have visited&#8217;&nbsp;<\/i><span style=\"font-family: &quot;22 verdana22 &quot; , sans-serif;\">list, and quite frankly beetled back to Thailand, it was a relief to get back to our gorgeous Chang Rai hotel.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FJTM6N9sRy8\/Vs4ign1I3CI\/AAAAAAAAHe4\/jbOoB6oo34Q\/s1600\/Myanmar20161.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FJTM6N9sRy8\/Vs4ign1I3CI\/AAAAAAAAHe4\/jbOoB6oo34Q\/s640\/Myanmar20161.jpg?resize=544%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"544\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Gosh, how time flies, we are now living on another continent and Myanmar is emerging as a booming tourist hot spot. The land of jade and dust has quietly emerged as our destination of choice for a family holiday, rather than somewhere we go to because we won the trip in a raffle!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">A lot has changed in Myanmar in the past nine years. Now is not a bad time to go. If you want adventure without being a total pioneer, then get in quick.&nbsp;The country is slowly emerging from decades of harsh military rule, and you will find the Burmese offering you a warm &#8216;<i>mingalaba &#8211; blessings upon you&#8217;<\/i> welcome. They are a friendly nation, despite their history.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">It is not a cheap destination but choose your travel wisely and you will be supporting local Burmese companies, not the Government cronies.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Myanmar is &nbsp;fast learning how to deal with tourists needs. Our travel, with the help of a local Yangon Travel agency, went without a hitch, the hotels were lovely, even the things we expected to be tricky, like finding ATM&#8217;s to withdraw money, was easier than we expected. &nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Yet there is still (just about) an undiscovered charm&#8230;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Mingalaba Myanmar! 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