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“Treading Lightly on the Road to Mandalay” New York Times (free registration required)
“Isolated Myanmar a land stuck in time” SignOnSanDiego.com
“Burma in the Balance” Washington Post
“On The Road to Mandalay” Sally's Place
“Yangon: Shwedagon the Superlative” Tales of Asia
“Myanmar: Lost in Time” Go World Travel Magazine
“Myanmar: Friendly, But Not Free” GoNomad.com
“Myanmar too exotic to be shunned” canada.com / CanWest News Service
“Nirvana, Well Burma Anyway” Travel Outward
“Guilt Trip” Washington Post
“Buddha's on the beaten track” Sydney Morning Herald
“Burma: should I stay, should I go?” timesonline.co.uk / Times Newspapers Ltd.
“Travels with the Buddha” Sydney Morning Herald / The Sun-Herald
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 16 attractions in Yangon (Rangoon)
Traveler Description: The city's biggest tourist attraction is this immense Buddhist shrine built approx. 2500 years ago.
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Attraction type: Religious site, Monument
Address: center of the city Yangon (Rangoon)
Myanmar

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“Most mmemorable experioence.”
5 of 5 stars
noshake
UK Worcestershire
May 9, 2008

Quite simply I am one of a very few people who had the pleasure of visiting the Schwedagon Pagoda after the second world war. The occasion was when we (The Royal Navy) took back to Rangoon the Govenor of Burma, his Wife and Daughter. My recollections of the Pagoda was that it was in remarkable condition and the most beautiful... more

“Wonderful bigness”
5 of 5 stars
Tommckenny
Cambridge
Feb 24, 2008

One of the most fabulous things I have ever seen! Huge in size within an amazing complex. So much gold it dazzles the eyes. Look out for the bell which the British tried to steal. Go in the evening to see the candles being lit. Take the lift as it is quite a climb up the stairs and remember which... more

“Mystisches Erlebnis”
5 of 5 stars
Weka
Bangkok
Jul 9, 2007
0/1 found this review helpful

Ein Besuch der Shwedagon Pagode in Yangon sollte unbedingt am Anfang jeder Burmareise stehen. Nirgendwo sonst in Burma ist auf... more

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center of the city, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar