Tom's Travels: Burma/Myanmar 2008 - The Pagodas of Yangon (Rangoon)
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In Easter 2008, I visited Burma (Myanmar) - home to a totalitarian military dictatorship.
As a tourist, I was careful to minimise any money going to the government infrastructure and was welcomed by the Burmese people throughout the country. There are no right or wrong answers in response to whether or not foreigners should visit Burma - but all who choose to go should ensure they do extensive reading before and during their travels. See: http://www.freeburma.org/ and http://www.freeburmacoalition.org/
My own Burma page: http://www.globalcitizen.co.uk/travels/myanmar/index.html for photos, journals and more videos.
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I was there at the same time as you. The fire you mention, was a man self-immolating in protest. It was big news at the time in Yangon, and caused the junta to step up security, just as a military anniversary was about to take place.
EVERYONE PLEASE GET INVOLVED AND FIGHT FOR A FREE BURMA!
TibetKanagawa 2 years ago
Thanks - yes, the act did occur around the time of my visit. But the footage of fleeing you see was shot in the evening - not during the morning, when the immolation took place.
Free Burma.
mod83 2 years ago