Originally Posted by
jiejie
Hopefully you are joking because for a week trip in Myanmar and shuffling between Yangon and upcountry, you need either 1) to fly or 2) lots of time. You cannot assume a bus between the two will take just a day. I once had a Mandalay-Bhamo one day (overnight) trip turn into 3 days!
Nope, not joking. I'm not a typical FTer!!! (Always flown coach) I had a similar scenario happen with a train in Vietnam. Worst case time scenario we are in Myanmar for a few extra days. No big deal.