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For so long off the tourist map, Myanmar (Burma) now has thrown open its doors to welcome travelers. More than 2 million people visited this beautiful and beguiling destination last year, and that number is expected to reach 5 million in 2015. The Rough Guide to Myanmar (Burma) is the most up-to-date travel guide to this rapidly changing country. Only guidebook to include hundreds of miles of pristine, untouristed beaches in the southeast, which opened up to travelers for the first time while our Rough Guides author was writing this guide. Showcases regions other guides don't cover, including newly developing ecotourism at Indawgyi Lake and in the northern region. More detailed coverage of key sights, such as Bagan, and the major cities of Yangon and Mandalay.
About the Author
Travel writer Martin Zatko has been on the move, more or less non-stop, since 2002, after a childhood spent shuttling to and from his father's native Slovakia. Along his travels he has visited almost one hundred countries across the globe, and penned over twenty guidebooks to destinations across Europe and Asia; Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, Turkey and Eastern Europe are his most common targets.
