I must say, this has been one of the livliest and most interesting discussions I've seen anywhere on FT in the 4 years I've been around, seriously.

I'm not sure that I saw the "name calling" to which someone alluded (some emotion, maybe), but on this thread I've read of experiences based solely on the facts depending how each individual person perceived them (and I won't bring up "Rashomon" because it's WAY too cliche... ). These are interesting, healthy comparisons from differernt people who have travelled there in different ways and in different styles.

Like the poster above, I, too, look forward to more insights to Burma.

Will