在缅甸的480个小时里，32个花在走在飞沙走石的坎坷颠簸路上、42个花在乘坐20座位却挤满34人的陈旧巴士车上、14个花在本土价格便宜载满客人蔬菜鸡羊走兽的客运船上、8个花在漂浮在茵莱湖悠闲的独木舟上、18个花在摇摇晃晃扬起黄沙滚滚的马车上、4个花在骑踏让屁股开花的僵硬自行车上、6个花在乘踏曼德勒独有的蓝色破烂小的士上、8个花在安全驾驶超慢的三轮车上、两个花在乘坐挤满58人的无顶卡车上(有如被卖猪仔的感觉)、1个花在站在小型客运卡车车尾上(还吓得死去活来)、122个花在十美金的背包客栈简陋房间里、8个花在农居冰冷坚硬的床垫上、6个花在高原与和尚同床异梦的寺庙地板上、18个走在风光旖旎的卡劳高原上、8个花在观赏超美的缅甸独有日出日落上、一个半花在吃着曼德勒本土冰淇淋上，4个花在与和尚聊天说东南西北上、还有，48个花在拉肚子的痛苦漫长路上(我又中招了)!

缅甸，是居印度之后，第二个我去过难度极高的背包国家。如何潇洒的你，也会立刻花容失色，泪洒当场。可是缅甸独有的风情、亲切的脸孔、上万的佛塔、千变的经验，错过了只有终身的遗憾，一生的悲伤。不去，是人生的一大错误。缅甸，实在不去不行! 去了，不走不行20天背包行!

Myanmar, a country you must observe, experience and appreciate.

I don’t know the extent of impact international sanctions have brought to Myanmar, but I do know that boycotting Myanmar tourism has brought unwanted suffering to its people directly. While the government continues to live lavishly on the country’s abundant natural resources, most of the people in Myanmar continue to live their lives in extreme poverty, having only the much respected Buddha in their hearts. A trishaw driver I met feeds his family (including his aging mother) with the money he earns from his tourist clients, but the boycott continues to jeopardize his livelihood over the years. He said in a weary voice, “I want to change job, tourists don’t come anymore”. Without witnessing with your own eyes, you won’t comprehend what I had said. This is Myanmar, a country you must visit!

P/S: If you plan to go by tour, forget about going. Joining organized tours is supporting the government indirectly. With independent travel, more money goes to locals and less to the government, and is a more recommended way to go.