Ticket To Ride Episode 120: Throwback to Myanmar

17-Oct-16 20:00

Ticket To Ride Episode 120: Throwback to Myanmar

Emerging from years of military dictatorship, Myanmar is currently a rising travel destination as it reintroduces itself to the rest of the world in the 21st century. For this week’s Ticket To Ride, traveller Caryn Foo takes us through five cities in this blossoming country with her humble Burmese train rides.

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