Jakarta is a vibrant city and a good place to roam around in -- if you have an idea of where to go and what to do. Here are a few survival tips for newbie visitors.
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Previously named ‘Rangoon’, the former capital of Myanmar, (previously called ‘Burma’) Yangon, is still somewhat off the beaten path for many travelers in Southeast Asia. The reason for said name changes along with the changing of the capital amongst other things, are due to the former military government wanting to change the ‘colonial’ names given by the British Empire. As you may have guessed, Myanmar and Yangon have a complex history and are still in a way ‘finding themselves’; pardon the cliché.
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Previously named ‘Rangoon’, the former capital of Myanmar, (previously called ‘Burma’) Yangon, is still somewhat off the beaten path for many travelers in Southeast Asia. The reason for said name changes along with the changing of the capital amongst other things, are due to the former military government wanting to change the ‘colonial’ names given by the British Empire. As you may have guessed, Myanmar and Yangon have a complex history and are still in a way ‘finding themselves’; pardon the cliché.
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Just a decade ago, travelers were forced to try their hand at pantomime or worse, trot out cumbersome dictionaries to converse with guides and hosts. Today, the landscape of travel abroad is a very different place, one that has allowed travelers to roam the globe freely with everything they need in one hand.
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