MYANMAR
Country Overview:
“It’s a poorer, and in places, dirtier version of every other country in SE Asia”
Yangon is a great city to visit, for at least a few days. Similar to everywhere else in Southeast Asia, there are a ton of shrines, temples, and overly-large statues of Buddha. The food was good, the people were nice, but it seemed a little more run-down compared to more popular tourist cities I have been to in Southeast Asia. Though China Town in Yangon was insane, and I happened to be there during the Chinese Spring Festival and it was awesome. Red lanterns, fireworks, street food, beers on the street - I couldn’t have asked for a better place to hangout. Fun fact: I forgot the brand of beer, but when you open the bottle, each bottle cap has the chance to win a free beer, or different values of money, which I thought was a fun incentive to keep drinking. I did manage to win 3 free beers, and though not super exciting, I will never forget the waiter yelling in excitement and the word “Incredible!” he kept shouting every time I showed him the “1 free beer” bottle cap.
