HOW TO TRAVEL MYANMAR - A Backpacking Documentary - Episode 3: YANGON to BAGAN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- WELCOME TO MYANMAR!
Come with us as we travel through Myanmar (aka Burma) visiting Hpa An, Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan, and Hsipaw.
In this episode, we hitchhike from Yangon to Mandalay eventually getting to Bagan. Bagan is known for the abundant amount of ancient pagodas, temples, and monasteries. Most of this episode takes place in Bagan where we spend a few days exploring these ancient structures.
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Hotel Yadanarbon - hotelyadanarbon...
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Steve Yalo thank you for coming and exploring our country , there are a bunch of more places you should visit in myanmar which is include my home town . It is only 3 hours drive from Yangon and half way to mandalay . It fun place to go around , mountain climbing etc . Hope u guys come and visit next time . We myanmar people are always happy and welcome you guys 😁
Nice Vlog
Mingalar bar
thank you
What a coincidence! I know that guy "Lin", the car owner. His full name is Lin Aung Kyaw!
This video..... 🙏❤🙏❤🙏 you're officially my 4th favourite budgeteer. - Paddy 😂
HAHAH oh, what an honor!
Savage!
great job on this steve, i've watched the budgeteers other series and you did a great job with this. definitely up to the standard set by paddy et al. one thing is you don't really need to include comments like "goldie takes it in the butt." that isn't really funny. i'm not offended by it, it just isn't funny
overall excellent work, particularly on the intro! the drone work is a great addition. can't even have too many drone shots
I agree with you on how great Steve's work is. But disagree on the humor part - It's funny.
Thanks for the feedback, Daniel! Appreciate the compliments. But just so you know, as I stated in the video - I was told she likes it in the rear... but as it turns out, the rumors were false. We found out the hard way.
The guy 6:17 was saying there will be a spilt road ahead and I think he's worry that you guys could be going different road as him and he didn't want to drop you guys off in the middle. This is probably one of the greatest Myanmar travel vlog yet. You guys were entertaining and respectful. Can't wait for more vlogs. Next time if you guys will ever come back to Myanmar, you should go check out Mergui Archipelago.
Ooohh!! That makes a lot of sense looking at his hand gestures. Thanks for the translation and thanks so much for the compliment. If we go back, which I think I will since I really enjoyed it there, I'll definitely take your recommendation. Thanks!
Yeaaaa and Ngapali and Mergui Archipelago are the most untouched beautiful beachessss
Yoo Hoo yeah that’s what I was thinking after hearing that guy in white t-shirt!
My dad was born on HPA AN…. I was born in HPA PUN.. it’s good and makes me feel happy to finally see the city my dad was born in through ur videos
Thank you for the upload. I think part 3 is my favorite one so far. was fortunate enough to spend a month in myanmar last year and the whole series has been giving me flashbacks.
Oooooh! Don't tell that to Paddy ;) haha happy to bring back those travel feels - hope you enjoy ep 4 next week!
Watched the whole series in one go. Proud Yagonite here, born & raised in Myanmar for nearly 30 years - yet you guys REALLY captured the real beauty of it! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
P.S: The guy and his mum with the nice car were going to Nay Pyi Taw which is about 2 hours away from Mandalay :D Should've taken that AC-ed seats.
Thanks!! I really love Myanmar! Hoping I can make another trip there soon :)
All around great editing and also a great example of how you can use lots of good drone footage without ending up with one of those "visual drone porn" travel videos where it's all about fly over here, zoom in over there but without any action, heart and soul. You got the perfect balance of entertainment, practical info and visual stimulation!
Can't wait for the next episode.
Thanks!! Yea, I've seen way too many videos where the drone is the majority of the footage and I can't stand that haha just using it to establish location is pretty much all it's necessary for. Anything more than that just feels a bit excessive. Really appreciate the positive feedback. Same time and place next week for the final episode ;)
This video is such an eye opener. i wanted to go to Burma (Myanmar) mainly because her close ties with India in the past , but always felt that if it's safe or not ,mainly with all the negative news you get to hear but u guys being westerner's are able to enjoy so much i surely will like to try myself . I will like to enter from the India side into the country , then go south. thanks for sharing this lovely video .oh! forgot to mention, the drone shots are epic.
aw this is amazing, it’s so funny how the guys like speaking in burmese but you have no idea what he’s saying sjjsjs, he said “oh if you just go straight and at the crossroad you’ll be in Mandalay”
Watching this seriously makes me wanna go back to Myanmar. I miss home.. Thanks for sharing.
haha god Bagan is such an amazing place. Where I drove an e-bike for the first time, crashed it 3 days later and then refused to get back on and made a burmese man come and drive it back for me. The most diva thing I have ever ever done in 8 years of travel. To be fair he did own the bike and did nearly crash it again on the way back into town. It was a piece of crap. I spent 4 days getting completely and utterly lost in Bagan with people I met there and it was so incredible. I was told a lot of the buildings were locked not only because of the earthquake but also because there is a 'key person' for each temple and generally one family will have control of one temple, so if you find the right person, you can go up even if it is kind of dangerous.
hahaha sounds like a typical Bagan experience!
Im traveler from Dubai.I’m planning to visit Myanmar & this video helps me a lot guys! Shukran
Great work guys! Steve, your edit is very good. A good mix of you guys doing your thing + narration + drone shots + music. The narrative flows pretty well and kept me wanting to watch more. By the way all those pagodas in Bagan are incredible and the view on the train ride in the next episode at 20:43 looks ridiculous.
-David @The World n Us
Thanks David! Yea, the pagodas in bagan are incredible! And the train ride in the next episode is so cool. We pass over the highest bridge in Myanmar and when it was completed, it was actually the largest railway trestle in the world!
The best travel blog I have see so far, really enjoy it and want to watch more. Bagan definitely my favourite place so far, I have been to Burma 🇲🇲 for three times. Love it 😊
hey ! in june Bagan hotels are very cheap …… welcome again!
I was smiling throughout the entire video ☺️.
I’m from Yangon but now live in Indiana.
Another awesome edition...bravo. I want to go to Myanmar now! Drone footage perfection.
Thanks Will! You should try and get out there. It's an incredible country and I predict that since more and more people are learning about how incredible it is, thr tourism industry will saturate it immensely within the next 10 years. The borders have only been open to Western tourists for about 6 or 7 years now, so it still has a unique "untouched" feel compared to some other countries in SE Asia.
Enjoyed it!😍 Language barriers can be tough, but I loved the way you guys had fun with it. You've got a nice vibe Steve!😂
Thanks!! haha yea it's either a hit or a miss trying to find someone to speak English, but we definitely had some fun with it ;) Hope you enjoy ep 4 next week!
Uhhh you can ask a english talking myanmer and ask what that says
"Doll me up baby." Classic. Lol
Amazing job! It's rare that I want to visit a place I have never been or thought of traveling to before because I am inspired by a travel vlog. Happy to add Myanmar to my list of places to go. I love it that all the visitors interviewed were most impressed by the people and how caring they are to strangers. That was definitely evident in the many who stopped on the side of the road to offer a ride. Love your channel and your positive attitude. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much Deb! It's amazing to hear that my video makes you want to visit Myanmar. It is definitely such a unique conutry and I will be back for sure.
"dancing with your mom" LOL you two are so fun to watch!
Great work, Steve! We really enjoyed watching this 3rd episode. Love your style! Hopefully we'll get to Myanmar in a few months! yeeehaaa!
yo steve i from myanmar and i’m very excited to watch this video and also the paddy videos.
I hope u guys enjoyed at Myanmar and Come back to here when u can?
i liked the word travel when u r young.
#peace from Myanmar
ႊံႊ့ႊThanks for your great video and I love the way you travel . I'm Myanmar and I've been Bagan, however, I didn't have a chance to take electric bike and go around as much as you go. It' s really amazing and I wanna go there again like you guys did. Sipaw is the place I've never been. And I can't wait to see it.
I came over from Paddy's channel and I'm travelling to Southeast Asia later this year and wasn't entirely convinced on including Myanmar is my plans until I watched your guys videos and now I'm all in on the idea 😀👍🏼
I'm kind of want to go back to visit for Burma I'm really standing up from your video and I Miss very much.
great episode!!I want the next one , and from what I see the best of myanmar is the people clearly.
Thanks Ernesto! Yea, the people really do make the experience way better. Such kind-hearted people. We didn't even plan on all those people giving those answers, just genuine reactions after asking people what was their favorite thing about Myanmar.
Haha, Paddy Doyle's absolutely right, you're full of energy!
Hei are u from myanmar?
Awesome video. Really loved the story narrating and the drone clips.
Thanks Mathew! Same time and place next week for ep 4 :)
welcome back ! brothers ! u can say any people about myanmar ? myanmar is beautiful ! myanmar people are kind and friendly !
Thank you for uploading traveling tip in Myanmar and please keep posting for many video of Myanmar .❤❤✌✌✌🙂🙂👍👍👍✌✌
Her name is Nya mue KIN
And the hotel is yarda Nha bon
And the women that does thanaka to you says "im shy in front of a camera"
I was binging on your Myanmar travel episodes for the past hour. Really good job you guys! Tha nat khar looks good on you! 😜
Hi Steve! So glad that I've found your videos! We are actually going to Myanmar for ourself this year to make travel vlogs too. Yours inpired us and gave us some good ideeas about dos and don'ts in "The country formerly known as Burma". :)
Happy to help!! Enjoy Myanmar!
Awesome video guys. The cinematography was fantastic, and the music is really becoming part of the episode now. Great job once again.
At 11:30 i went to that restaurant 2 days ago when i was visiting Bagan
Yeahhhh Steve
We love your style. Great Myanmar vlogs 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Loving your addition to the budgeteers Steve! You’ve got a great vibe and really add a ton of fun.
You Guys mis with may about Myanmar. there have many many place to visit and to meet with nature.
Can't wait to see epi 4.
you guys are really amazing and I feel like I am travelling with you.
Love you guys
Guys that was great! I live in Yangon and been here over three years. Been following the series and makes me wanna get out of the city and try some new stuff again.
By the way, the guy in the white car said “Mandalay is straight but I’ll be turning another way” 😅
This series turned out so great! It looks like you guys had a fantastic time. Hope you do more like it!
Such a epic intro! I'm gotta go to Myanmar now
Ryan Shirley Have you been yet?
Thx for this vlog, amazing and love how you guys were respectful of the life style of Myanmar and the culture.
Thank you for visiting and taking video in Myanmar. Welcome from Myanmar
Hellow.. Myanmar soo beautifullll✌✌✌...Love from INDIA...
6:13 As a person who understand burmese, I can't stop laughing at this part lol
Hi Steve we bumped into each other in Ao Nang the day you uploaded this. Nice work son.
Hey! Thanks! It was great meeting you - hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in Thailand
all this time i thougt bagan was closer to yangon. thanks saves me a lot of time
Wow Myanmar looks beautiful, great shots! Just subbed :)
omg thanks so much for the tip about the app for Bagan!!! will definitely be using that to check it out!!!!!!
Unbelievable documentary!!!! These guys are AMAZING!!!
12:33 lol she was actaully saying " Oh, I told you i am afraid to be in the video" XD
Love your vlogs! I visited Myanmar in 2019 and it was the most incredible time I had. I'm heartbroken about what is happening there these days ;(
As all travellers comment on so helpful people in Myanmar ...Coz of Theravada Buddhism infulence of the culture....hope they continue to be enrich with it...rather getting spoiled of bad of world.
I really wanted you to tell me how much you guys paid for that room at Yadanarbon! BTW I really love this travel series! Great job!
i blinked and the video was over, i need more. Great channel great videos can't wait to go backpacking myself.
Why did you blink?! We specifically instructed people to tape their eyelids open so they don't miss anything! ;)
I love this series so much! This has got to be tied as my favorite series from the Budgeteers ( tied with Series 2 )
Oh yea?? Thanks! :)
Loving watching the budgeteers and now steve too i am off to southeast asia next year just booked it and i am off to bagan it looks soo cool
Love you guys!!! Preparing my second big trip to Southeast Asia!!! Thanks for make me laugh...I travel alone, but with you two guys, to infinity and beyond hahahaha
Thank you guys for visiting to our country!
you guys are good! awesome, MORE!!!!! I'm a 5 times traveler to MM......
if you ever come back to Myanmar I suggest you go to Ngapali and make a video of it it's a really nice beach and less people best place to relax
I am from Myanmar 🇲🇲 & checking out ur stuff now :)
Finally got around to watching the series. Great stuff man.
Absolutely loved it! Karl Waston brought me here, please keep doing what you’re doing!!
You guys did grate dude! hope to see again.
Love your editing style man, and great content!
Hey guys, just FYI when you uploaded it like this on Steve's channel I did not get a notification, I even went to The Budgeteers videos page and sorted by date and didn't see it at the top so I almost missed it. I just stumbled across it on a sidebar. You may want to mirror it on both pages so everyone gets proper notifications although you did "force" me to subscribe to Steve's page by doing this lol! Keep up the good work!
Yes that what i was waiting for :)
haha finally! One more episode next week ;)
Only one more? :/
I was watching this series (started with Paddy's video) and noticed your UCF hat. Keep representing. Go Knights!
Oh yea! Charge On!! ;)
Awesome trip, great location and fantastic editing...good stuff!
Great video , you both made me laugh on that bike
haha thanks! We made ourselves laugh a bunch too :)
Very nice. I hope to visit Myanmar some day .
Loved it.. You made it so much fun to watch. Great job.
Fair play lads. Can wait to see the gocktiek viaduct. I'm crossing it in a few weeks
Yea that was pretty sweet! Ep 4 will be posted on Friday and it's in that.
You guys are fantastic! I get happy when I see a new video posted!
Thanks Vickie! Same time and place next week for ep 4 :)
This video is AMAZING! Really love your edit Steve, keep up the GREAT work :) I wanna go to Myanmar now! Can't wait to see the 4th episode!!
Thank so much Ellie! :) Hope to include you in these videos soon ;)
Oh Hello Yalo..hitch hiking is totally not for me,can be a bit dangerous,clearly luck has been with you from the get,but i'm loving every step of the journey. the views that you collect are really sweet dude.
haha oh Omari, you're always so skeptical of the hitchhiking. As you see, it's obviously not that dangerous ;) Thanks for always sharing your thoughts, although - I always look forward to your comments.
8 hours in the back of a car.....about the same on a train....plus all the troubles in between......home sweet home !!
haha gotta love the travel experiences
People are strange and maybe what 's strange about me is not finding any fun in doing something outside my country, i don.t already enjoy doing at home.
Sorry to hear that - I'm all about meeting new people and strange experiences are the BEST part of travel. Getting outside your comfort zone makes you learn a lot.
Yeap, i am honest, all my travels haven't been as great as expected and it takes a lot of efforts to get me away from my comfort zone from now on. I do agree with meeting people and living fun things is the best part of travel BUT not by stearing at a bus or train window fpr hours or on foot. Many rent a moto, i bring mine and wouldn't travel without it. I love to drive and by no way, i would travel sitting for hours on a bus or a car or a train. Its a big NO for me. But driving myself, stopping when ever and where ever i want , thats a fun way of traveling. The only one for me.
And even if i like to drive, outside my comfort zone, i need to find directions, need to find a room, need to deal with dogs barking at sleep time or cleaning lady waking me up, need to find food, need to find girls and entertainements, need to watch for traffic, need to deal with rain, need to be carefull with luggages etc....Yeah, home sweet home !! Traveling ain't all fun.....Have to be very cold and very bored at home to find some fun and motivation in the idea of leaving comfort zone. The rewards rarely compensate the troubles.
This is a great video, thank you for making and sharing it.
Loved it buddy! Great editing, music and pace and lots of laughs from both of you, top lads, looking forward to the next :)
Thanks Robert! :) Glad you enjoyed it! Episode 4 coming this Friday
These videos give me wanderlust in the best way possible!
haha happy to share some wanderlust :)
I really love watching this video.
So, will you guys upload the content on the budgeteers YT channel as well after the last episode has been released?
It's already here so no need for that.
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Wow Steve, I love the drone footage awesome 😎. I think you are making better videos. Safe travel
Soooo cool guys! Lol
Lol, I remember getting lost with my 50-something year old mother in Bagan. Our motorbikes broke down in what seemed like the middle of nowhere. I left my mom under a shade tree with the last of our water and used my iPhone to drop pins on the map to leave a breadcrumb trail. Turns out we were less than a kilometer from the main road. That was the last time I drove an electric motorbike.
HAHA! That sounds like a typical experience for Bagan. May have been a shit experience for you at the time, but at least it's a memorable one haha ;) Thanks for watching - hope you enjoyed!
Lolll omgggg
love your energy in the video! Never thought about going to Myanmar! Keep up the good work! Subbed :)
huge fan of budgeteers and am now happy to say huge fan of this backpacking docs and yours as well. :) GREAT JOB guys .... can't stop watching :P its very early here in Brisbane Australia lol 4 am hahaha i should be asleep but meh .... who needs sleep hahaha
Great job! Like the drone shots! Looking forward to more!
Thanks man! Episode 4 will be out this Friday :)
I really love what u guys do. Best travel vlog i’ve seen, and beautifully edited. Thank u so much xxx
Thank you!!
4th budgeteer right there!!!!
Greetings from Miami steve 🤙🏼
Well thanks for visited our country
I'm from Myanmar and i love your video❤
Great guys. Love it!
hi Steve...Nice work through my neighboring country..and let me know, which camera did you use....awesome clarity...
Loved your editing skils! 👌🏻
Hi there, could you please share with us the process that you had to go through in getting the permit to bring in/fly the drone? I'm planning to go there next year and I just realized that I'd actually need a permit to bring in/fly the drone.
Amazing videos by the way!
Thank you
Enjoyed every second of this video, well done guys!
Thanks Nickii! :)
OMG! I am very jealous of you guys because I am from Myanmar but I have never been to there. You guys are lucky. I am happy to see you guys are happy and enjoy in the trip. Can you tell me that how much budget have you spend in Began? Can you give me the information about Hotel? Thank you Steve.