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Typical scenery along the route from Ywangan back to Nyaung Shwe. (All photos by Marie Starr)

Two days of soaking up some of southern Shan state's most beautiful scenery. 

Enjoy palm toddy wine amid the realm of the toddy tappers near Bagan. (All photos by I Love Travelling / Facebook)

Platforms perched at the top of toddy palm trees are probably the best places to enjoy Myanmar's traditional tipple.

This photograph taken on January 18, 2020 shows tourists watching the sunset in Bagan. (Mladen Antonov / AFP)

While the tourism ministry says they are free to travel without restrictions, most bus companies are saying no to foreigners and some hotels are asking for extra documents.

A fisherman on Inle Lake in 1996 and boys on the lake in 2019. (Visit Myanmar and Ben Frederick respectively)

Local know-how, helping people travel further, deeper and better, is nothing new.

A view of a stream in Lahe township in Myanmar's Naga Self-Administered Zone. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

Strap on your boots and pick up your bindle for some hiking adventures around Myanmar.

Shan state provides some of the best landscape for motorbiking in Myanmar. (James Chamier)

From deserted beaches to the mountains of Shan state, five road trips to fuel the engines of your imagination.

 A view from A Shay Chan Hotel, a purple structure that is among the highest in Mohnyin. (Patrick Compton)

Afternoon swims and delicious street food in Myanmar's underappreciated Shan-ni city.

 Naga tribesmen clad in traditional outfits are seen during celebrations New Year after their harvest in Hkamti township in northwestern Myanmar bordering India's Assam state. (Khin Maung Win / AFP)

Set north of Sagaing near the Indian border, the Naga hills make for one of the most adventurous trips in Myanmar.

A line of longtail boats used to ferry passengers from the Thailand-Myanmar boarder. (Andrew Saw)

Just a short boat ride from Kawthaung is a fun launchpad for your Thailand trip.

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