Before delving into tips on traveling through Burma (Myanmar), I feel it’s my responsibility to briefly discuss its history first. Although the country is rich in culture and has many of the world’s most beautiful pagodas, strict control by the military regime over the past half century almost completely removed Burma from the tourist map. Human rights abuses, highly publicized crackdowns and murders of peace seeking protesters and monks, as well as the long-term house arrest of the country’s rightful leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Aung San Suu Kyi, were only a few of the reasons travelers boycotted the country as a form of protest against human rights abuses.  Read more...