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A trip to Yangon

Have not posted any new sharing since May, let alone the past sharing, pardon me. Made two trips so far in this year - a family trip to Bangkok in April and a recent exploration trip to Yangon. Let's talk about Yangon trip. My travel partner asked why this place? After all, it has been neglected by travellers for so many years due to the country's political landscape. Travellers avoided this country as a protest to the junta government. Now everything seems to have changed. Aung Sang Suu Kyi has been released, and won an election. There's an open market being introduced. Lots of investors coming in (I spotted some Malaysian companies and Taiwan's Chatime). So therefore, I agree it's time to explore this country before it becomes more touristic. My first impression on Yangon - it looks like my hometown Sandakan thirty years ago where local traders were aplenty, no fast food chain, plenty of old buses and old buildings. Well, Yangon just had its first KFC outlet lau