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Awei Metta Hotel and Golf Resort.

Hotel review: Awei Metta Hotel and Golf Resort, Yangon, Myanmar

Just out of Yangon, Awei Metta's rooms have more than enough space to swing a golf club.

  • by Paul Chai
The Elephant Coach.

Myanmar, Yangon: Tour the city in an antique bus

The Elephant Coach will take you round Yangon's sights in true colonial style.

  • by Paul Chai
A deserted beach in the Mergui Islands.

History, temples and sea gypsies in the Mergui Islands and southern Myanmar

The 800 islands of the Mergui Archipelago spill down Myanmar's far south coast.

  • by John Borthwick
The only signs of life in Naypyidaw are the straw-hatted street sweepers.

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: The world's weirdest capital city

Myanmar's capital quickly staked its claim for the title of 'world's weirdest city', notable for its colossal scale and relative lack of residents.

  • by Oliver Smith
New Year in the city centre of Mandalay.

Welcome to Myanmar, home to the craziest and biggest water fight in South-East Asia

It's hard to stay dry when Myanmar celebrates its New Year.

  • by Julie Miller
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A woman beats clay waterpots into shape with  a wooden paddle at Yandabo village  near Mandalay.

Myanmar cruise: Scenic's Irrawaddy River journey brings light to a village

Blessings abound in villages along Myanmar's Irrawaddy River.

  • by Julie Miller
Young buddhist novices walk to collect alms and offerings in the monastery of Maha Gandhayon Kyaung.

Where to see Shinbyu, a novice initiation ceremony: Why young boys become monks in Myanmar

In Myanmar, becoming a novice monk is the biggest day in a boy's life, one filled with colour and spectacle.

  • by Julie Miller
View around Shwesandaw Pagoda, Myanmar.

Myanmar: A luxury cruise along the languid Irrawaddy is a great way to get to know Myanmar

Myanmar's appeal seeps slowly into your consciousness, fuelled by the warmth of its people.

  • by Julie Miller
Mount Popa, Myanmar.

Myanmar: cruising the Irrawaddy River provides an opportunity to visit a remarkable shrine

'I'm in with a shot as long as I promise to uphold my end of the bargain.'

  • by Julie Miller
Mount Popa, Myanmar, beckons ... but the hike to the monastery is no easy stroll.

Mt Popa, Myanmar: Why it's worth braving the monkeys

If you can brave monkeys and 777 steps, then the climb to Mount Popa's golden-spired monastery provides the oddest cultural experience in Myanmar.

  • by Brian Johnston