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Myanmar (Burma) (Country Guide) |  | Authors: Joe Bindloss, Stuart Butler, Robert Reid
Brand: Lonely Planet
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 107300
Media: Paperback
Edition: 10
Pages: 412
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8
MPN: PRD_2073
ISBN: 1741047188
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781741047189
ASIN: 1741047188
Publication Date: May 1, 2009
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Should you go? The most comprehensive guide to Myanmar (Burma) on the market gives you balanced information to help you make up your mind...
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 A very good book March 14, 2006
James G. Driscoll (Santa Clara, CA United States)
38 out of 43 found this review helpful
OK, ignoring all the strange hype and anti-hype over going to Myanmar (my in-laws live there), this is a good book. I purchased it as my sole guidebook. Although some of my local guides had a few words of disparagement for some of the restaurant recommendations (they said they were years out of date), it was otherwise a useful tool. If you are going to Burma, buy this book. Really, you'll find it handy.
As for supporting the regime with tourist dollars, don't be silly. They get all the support they need from China - they don't need your money. Staying home in a snit won't change a single thing that happens for the better. And it may make things worse.
Best Guide for Visiting Burma/Myanmar May 6, 2007
Maung Than Lwin (London, UK)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
There is no other guide which comes close to being as useful for visiting Burma, either as a first-time tourist or an veteran traveller. Its overall descriptions, information on transport, reviews of hotels etc are all generally reliable and up-to-date. The accounts of restarants in Rangoon however is probably somewhat dated, as the restaurant scene in Rangoon changes quickly and there are many new restaurants today (more than a year and half since publication) which are not mentioned.
I would recommend reading The River of Lost Footsteps by Thant Myint-U for an excellent and entertaining history of the country, either before going or during your trip. The LP Myanmar and The River of Lost Footsteps are the only two books you'll need.
A MUST READ BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR MYANMAR June 26, 2007
Mark S. Rosenbaum (Naperville, IL (Home), DeKalb IL (Work))
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
An excellent book and take the advice. Myanmar is a cash-only society. You cannot use credit cards anywhere and there are not any ATM's anywhere in the country. Also, your currency must be new and without folds or marks.
The book's advice on Yangon was wonderful!
Stop the moralizing - the people of Burma will thank you December 20, 2005
D. J. Nardi (Washington, DC)
25 out of 38 found this review helpful
I have been to Burma several times and I know the people I have talked to appreciate my going and communicating their concerns to the world. I believe I can say, with all appropriate humility, that I have been involved with Burma far more than the other reviewers here and am even married to a relative of a member of parliament from the NLD, Aung San Suu Kyi's party.
Having said that, the decision on whether to travel or not is not all black and white. Yes, some of the money may go to the government, but much more will go toward helping the people and sustaining local economies. Only people who haven't been there can possibly believe that spending any money in the country is evil. I think many reasonable people in Burma, including prominent democracy activists I have met, are sick and tired of the ban. If you really care about Burma, help with the effort to get it on the UN Security Council agenda, but also visit so you can learn about the people, help their livelihoods, and give them hope.
By the way, the guidebook itself is pretty useful. I usually go to Burma with people that know the country, but when I've needed it, the maps have been accurate and most locations are as well.
Myanmar Bible February 16, 2007
J. Wright (Toronto)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
We recently visited Myanmar, and used the Lonely Planet guide extensively to research our trip, and while there to help us get around. It is by far the best English language guide for Burma we could find, and was extremely detailed and helpful. Using Lonely Planet certainly enhanced this travel experience.
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