Myanmar - New Frontier. Holiday by bike.

[yem_paul]

Myanmar has always enticed me since a couple of years back. Not until they officially allow foreign bikes to enter, I have been contacting with numerous travel agents in Myanmar as well as the Ministry of Trade and Tourism but all with unfavourable outcomes. The only time when I got the closest to Myanmar on the bike was to Tachileik, a small town of Shan State bordering with Mae Sai of Chiangrai. Those 3 occasions only limited us to travel within boundaries of the economic zone.

 

Big break came in mid 2013 when 3 heads put together to ponder on entering Myanmar from a relatively new border. Streams of emails right after another and eventually 6 blokes turned up at Kanchanaburi's Ban Phu Nam Ron border crossings.

 

Intact and spotless in terms of originality, Myanmar overland border checkpoints are still considered new in receiving foreign vehicles particularly at this precise perimeter.

 

Tantalizing scenes with appealing temples, stupas and monasteries. A couple of historically significant spots up north with soon to be proclaimed UNESCO sites. Primitive to its perfection, old but appreciative and ideally native.

 

Enjoy these pictures of Myanmar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[yem_paul]

 

The famous Golden Rock of Kayityo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-Bein bridge, World's longest teak wood footbridge in the world

 

http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g303654-d547250-i66438772-U_Bein_Bridge-Amarapura_Mandalay_Region.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 21, 2014 by yem_paul

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World's biggest book in Mandalay

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_largest_book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 21, 2014 by yem_paul

[yem_paul]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[yem_paul]

 

 

11 days of immense blow out. Nothing but great time.

 

You can catch one of the riders blogs of detailed commentaries

 

http://braapbrothers.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/road-to-mandalay-part-1/

 

and video by another at;

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Yt2U24gtueM

 

As always, till the next one.

[The Incredible Hulk]

Respect bro

 

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[jerome_12]

Nice!! :thumb:

[Hakimi Ayumi]

Power.....

[di_andrei]

Any details about the required paperwork required to get in with a SG-registered bike?

[yem_paul]

Any details about the required paperwork required to get in with a SG-registered bike?

 

You need a local guide/fixer to arrange for itinerary as well as all necessary permits in Myanmar. Just like China, your local guide will be with you all the way till you exit Myanmar.