LINKS AND USEFUL MYANMAR WEBSITES FOR YOUR JOURNEY

It is necessary to learn and search information about one destination before you start your holiday. If you are going to have a trip to Myanmar, the below Myanmar websites can be a great help.


Guide Books - weather - photographs

Here are some sites related to weather and photographs.
Le guide du routard: A lot of information in French and a forum.
Lonely planet: famous guide book, a very useful forum about Myanmar in French and English.
Cycling: All the information to do cycling around the world and in Myanmar (English). Very practical.
Ailleurs magazine: Beautiful online travel magasine.
Ayeyarwady: Very nice photographs (site in English and japanese)
HS de Jong: Good pictures on Nepal and Myanmar
Peres: Travel book (in French).
Tour du monde: Travel book (in French).
Pass Planet: A very useful web site for the backpacker.
Visit-Mekong: Official web site for promoting tourism in the country around the Mekong River. A lot of link about Myanmar (in English).
World Wide gazeeter: A lot of uncommon links about Myanmar. Very interesting (English).
Tourist5: Travel guide with a lot of links for travel everywhere and in Burma.
Myanmar Opzinbest: English and Ducth website, a lot of links about Myanmar website and information (mostly links).
Geography: Map and geography of Myanmar; A lot of linls (English).
Atlapedia : Map of all the countries in the world.
Weather Undergroung : A very comprehensive web page with the weather of the main cities in Myanmar.
See more: Travel Myanmar

Buddhism, meditation (books & links)

For all information concerning the Buddhism, the practice of the meditation in Burma, or elsewhere cf. web pages: Buddhism link or, meditation Vipassana, or Meditation in Myanmar

Restaurant in Yangon

Two very good and fine places to have a diner or a drink in Yangon
Le Planteur: Leplanteur.com. Famous restaurant in Yangon, superb food and place, beautifull garden, very good wine list, the most celebrated restaurant in Yangon.
J's Bistro: half tropical garden, half upscale souvenir shop, a very beautifull place to have drink while shopping.
59, Taw Win Rd., Dagon Tsp., Yangon.
(2-minute walk from Pansea Hotel)
Tel: 951-221695, 220284 Fax: 951-228632
E-mail: irrawaddytrade@mptmail.net.mm
Internet: www.rangoonshop.com

General information (visa, transport...)

Conseils aux Voyageurs: Official French web site. A fast, lucid and objective information on the situation of all countries of the world (health, transportation, security). Very regular and alert updating from the Frecnh government on the ongoing situations.
A site regularly visited by all the main tour operators.
Website: Diplomatie.fr/Conseils aux voyageurs.
- Myanmar Embassy in Paris: Download visa form (format PDF) and information.
Website: Ambassade du Myanmar

Health

www.travelsante.com: Very convenient infos for every country with the emergencies telephones numbers. You must visit it.
www.cdc.gov/travel/: The world index web site on the ongoing epidemics and everything that can concern your health.
www.astrium.com: Everything for your journey in a tropical country; epidemics, advices, vaccinations.
Www.smi-voyage-sante.com. Very useful web site about helps and tips in Myanmar. You even have the phone number of the main clinic and doctors in Myanmar.
See more: Myanmar tour

Pwin Oo Lwin.

The most complet web site about Pwin Oo Lwin (formely Maymyo) by Chris Harrison who wants to share with you his love for this charming city. By far the best web site about Maymyo : www.pyinoolwin.info.

Airlines

- Air Mandalay: www.air-mandalay.com
- Yangon Airways: www.yangonair.com
- Air France: www.airfrance.com
- Degriftour: www.degriftour.com
- Ebookers: www.ebookers.fr
- All airlines in the world: Directory Yahoo
- Thaï Airways: www.thaiairways.com
- Singapore Airlines: www.singaporeair.com
- Avion safety: www3.landings.com everything about air transport, security, airport, weather, database (in English)

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