Myanmar advice

This topic was created by Graham (gpcullen@aol.com)
[Sat 22 May, 16:27 Tasmanian Standard Time]

I'm going to Myanmar in August for 2-3 weeks. Have already
got my flight to BKK. But am unsure about:
1. How & when to book flight to Yangon. Do I need to book?
or can I just go straight to the domestic terminal and more
or less jump on a flight! I really need to know whhat the
demand is - I've taken internal flight within Thailand
without any problem. Does anyone know if this is the same
for Myanmar?
2. VISA's What's the quickest and most trouble free method?
Should I do this at home or over there? I'm assuming dual
entry to Thailand won't be a problem. It's the Myanmar
situation I'd like to know about.
Thanks.

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  1. it depends on whether you want the cheapest price Added by: diogenes
    [Timestamp: Sat 22 May, 16:48 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    the fare in bangkok for this bangkok/rangoon/bangkok flight
    is about UKP105. to get this price you need to stopover for
    a day or so and shop around a few places where there are
    travel agents and buy the ticket. this would involve say a
    UKP30 stay in bangkok. you might find that you can get the
    ticket at a slightly more than the UKP 105 + 30 and have no
    worries. however, bangkok is worth a stopover and you could
    buy a ticket and have a quick look in two days. i suggest
    you get your visa in UK by post - it's valid for entry
    three months after it is issued. others might disagree on
    both of these issues.



  2. Diogenes Added by: Graham
    [Timestamp: Sat 22 May, 22:43 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Thanks Diogenes,
    I know BKK reasonably well and as I haven't got much time I
    could really do with moving on straight away. As such, I
    don't mind spending a little more for a return ticket. Do
    you know if I'm likely to be able to 'jump' on a plane
    straight from the domestic terminal?
    Thanks for your advice.



  3. it's not the domestic Added by: diogenes (diogenes_the_man@yahoo.com)
    [Timestamp: Sun 23 May, 1:58 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    you fly out from terminal 1 of the international section.
    why buy it in bangkok airport. it's gotta be the most
    expensive way to do it. i'll find out the full thai
    and myanmar airlines prices this week and post them. surely
    thai will quote you a price in UK. or your incoming airline.
    however, if you are hell bent, the answer, in august, is
    yes. what airline are you flying in with - now come on
    don't be shy, we've all flown mickey mouse airlines before?
    .
    anyway i've put an e-mail address at the head of the
    posting, contact me direct and i will try to assist you
    rather than in public in front of all these people - see
    that guy in paris, yea that one there, his flys are open!!



  4. Diogenes Added by: Graham
    [Timestamp: Sun 23 May, 3:58 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Thanks - I will mail you when I have a little more time.
    I'm flying Thai for what it's worth.
    Excuse my ravings about domestic flights - I'm not usually
    that crazed - must be the pressures of Cup-Final day or
    something!
    Oh yeah, I'm not loaded either - I'm just concerned that I
    might miss out on something good, it's only going to be a
    short trip due to pressures of family life etc etc
    Sometimes it's worth spending a little more for the sake of
    a few more days - in what appears to be a incredible
    country.
    Gotta go - will hopefully be in touch and perhaps you can
    share with me some 'Tip-Top Burmese tips!
    Cheers
    Guys in Paris, open flys???? I don't get it?



  5. Visa for Myanmar Added by: Erika (ebehrens@loxinfo.co.th)
    [Timestamp: Sun 23 May, 11:33 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    It is possible to apply for a visa in Bangkok, but it takes
    five days. Therefore I would recommend to get your visa in
    the UK.
    Arriving in Myanmar travellers are obliged to change 300 US
    Dollars into FEC (Foreign Exchange Certificate). 1 US = 1
    FEC. You can use the FEC like Dollars and if you intend to
    stay about 5 - 7 days I suppose you will need the money
    anyway. If you appply for a business visa (it costs more)
    you are not obliged to change 300 US Dollars.
    It is possible to go to the international terminal and buy a
    ticket. It might cost a little more, but if you do not care,
    it is okay. There should be still four daily flights (2 on
    Thai Airways, 2 on Myanmar Airways International).
    Have anice trip!
    Erika from Bangkok



  6. Why? Added by: Disgusted
    [Timestamp: Sun 23 May, 19:21 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Exactly why are you going to Burma? Are you unaware of the
    gross human rights abuses in the country and the fact that
    the democratically elected leader of the country asks
    foreigners NOT to visit? Or do you just not care?



  7. Welcome Added by: Daw Mya Sein (mogok@my-dejanews.com)
    [Timestamp: Mon 24 May, 0:42 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    You are most welcome: please visit tourist sites at
    www.myanmar.com
    www.myanmars.net
    Mr Disgusted is 100% wrong - the woman he refers to has
    NEVER been elected in any capacity, not to the NLD, nor to
    Parliament since the constitution drawn up by her late
    father, Bo-gyoke Aung San, prevents a person such as her
    from holding any such office. She didn't even stand for
    election in 1990!
    Those who continually refer to her as the "democratically
    elected leader of Myanmar" should check their history books.



  8. Welcome Added by: Daw Mya Sein (mogok@my-dejanews.com)
    [Timestamp: Mon 24 May, 0:43 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    You are most welcome: please visit tourist sites at
    www.myanmar.com
    www.myanmars.net
    Mr Disgusted is 100% wrong - the woman he refers to has
    NEVER been elected in any capacity, not to the NLD, nor to
    Parliament since the constitution drawn up by her late
    father, Bo-gyoke Aung San, prevents a person such as her
    from holding any such office. She didn't even stand for
    election in 1990!
    Those who continually refer to her as the "democratically
    elected leader of Myanmar" should check their history books.



  9. i agree with Daw Mya Sein Added by: diogenes
    [Timestamp: Mon 24 May, 11:40 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    But then the closest common analogy to the present situation
    is Nelson Mandela - and look where being unelected got him!!



  10. Are You In A Hurry? Added by: Raven
    [Timestamp: Mon 24 May, 17:04 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    If you intend to transit BKK and go directly on to
    Rangoon, then obviously everything will have to be
    done in the UK, i.e., air and visa. But if you can RON
    or spend a couple of days in BKK, you will probably
    (almost surely) be able to get a better air deal in BKK.
    You could also get your visa in BKK and wouldn't have to
    give up your passport. I can't figure out where Ericka got
    her "...five days to get a visa..." in BKK. The Burmese
    embassy in BKK has been extremely accommodating for several
    years in processing visas. Usually, you will be able to get
    them in less than 4-6 hrs. Get there early in the morning
    and they will process them while you wait (That's assuming
    you're not a journalist, a known revolutionary, or someone
    bent on promoting insurrection. It's also assuming that
    you're not going thru some middle person or agency in BKK).
    All that said, it's been about 8 months since I last visited
    so if something has changed in the interim, I'll take back
    what I've just said.
    Have a great trip.



  11. Any concerns ? Added by: Chris Beale (asiainfo@dot.net.au)
    [Timestamp: Tue 25 May, 19:00 Tasmanian Standard Time]


    You seem to be visiting Burma because it is incredibly cheap - and no doubt culturally fascinating.
    It's up to you.
    But does the fact stooges and agents of Burma's dictatorship, all the time, post misinformation and intimidation on this web-site, worry you ?
    Does this happen on LP's web-pages covering other
    South-east Asian countries ?
    If a friend, family member, or acquaintance dies of heroin during your lifetime, comfort yourself with the thought : this is where my money went.



  12. Excuse me for living Chris Added by: Oh Please
    [Timestamp: Tue 25 May, 20:02 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    You naivete. Get a life, and go do a bit of study about the region before you make ill-informed statements based on emotional rhetoric. Lets just not go anywhere becuase everywhere offends our own cultural/moral norms. Stay home and expect everyone to be just like you. By the way, how does somebody "die of herion" is that like dying of the flu? Idiot.



  13. Actually Added by: Chris Beale (asiainfo@dot.net.au)
    [Timestamp: Tue 25 May, 21:55 Tasmanian Standard Time]


    I've done a lot of study of this region. Also lived and travelled in it - and quite a few others.
    How does one die from heroin ?
    Ask the friends, families, etc. of those who have.
    Ask any government with even marginally more morality than Burma's.
    Ask any social or health worker.
    That's assuming a doped dupe mouthpiece of mass murders - such as yourself - is capable of asking anything intelligent.
    Or are you just another paid Rangoon propagandist ?



  14. ah so mr beale Added by: diogenes
    [Timestamp: Wed 26 May, 0:57 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    who'se all these "stooges and agents of Burma's
    dictatorship" then?
    ?
    and by and large most people seem to be able to accept the
    propoganda put out by the stooges of the legitimately
    elected governments of china, laos, vietnam, cambodia. true
    democracy in action.



  15. ah so mr beale Added by: diogenes
    [Timestamp: Wed 26 May, 0:59 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    who'se all these "stooges and agents of Burma's
    dictatorship" then?
    ?
    and by and large most people seem to be able to accept the
    propoganda put out by the stooges of the legitimately
    elected governments of china, laos, vietnam, cambodia. true
    democracy in action.




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