Yangon also known as Rangoon, literally: "End of Strife") is the largest city in Burma (Myanmar), its most important commercial center, and the capital of Yangon Region, as well as the country's former capital.
i just love your videos. There is no bullshit, you don't feel the need to talk over them or film yourself during it, or play any dumb music over it. You just do it pure as if we were there ourselves walking through these streets. Huge respect, thanks for your videos.
Most brilliant idea without narration. Probably subject matter lies in the eyes of the beholder. High class video-clip. I definitely will watch other cities on your "Walking in" series. Because I lived in Yangon in my young age, this video makes me very emotional. Thank you very much.
Thanks kees Colijn your video camera work is much appreciated. No hand shakes and full atmosphere sounds captured. I followed my old hometown of Rangoon from the comfort of my Perth Australia armchair. Good work.
As always - like being there - great for travel preparation.......must say Yangoon looks surprising clean, tranquil and westernized, the latter rather a letdown, but so it goes.........tnx again.......:-)
Wow. Thank you so much to share those Myanmar walks. I spent a few months over there and I'm missing the country so much... your video makes me feel happy (and nostalgic). Merci.
PolygammesRock Yeah, just two months ago I returned from a longer trip to Yangon. It´s hard to find back to a normal life after such great experience. It´s a beautyful country with wonderful people. Can´t wait to go back next year.
Thank you for the interesting tour. If you pause a few moments to look to your left or right at anything interesting it will be more good. I hope to see more videos from you.
Very nice video, well presented! I think now we got some more inspiration for our worldtravels as well. Thank you for that. Subbed and liked to support you! Stay gorgeous!
great, great (obviously local 'lunchtime-') walk, taking us along, thanks so much Colijn! Such pleasant people in no western rush here (yet) ...Hmm: a blue invasion: Telenor, Telenor, Telenor everywhere, lol ...hello Norge to Myanmar :) Cheers from Berlin
hm. thanks this gives me an idea of what Yangon looks like prior to our visit. we were warned there is a lot of litter and rubbish in the streets...seems about right. we are looking to a tour round different towns/ sights. are there any tips to give us?
I did travel the world on vacations and retirement, but I than you for showing us places, that we could not visit, but because of you, we know the people, and the good, bad and ugly, and we make up our minds on how clean people keep their cities and towns. There is no excuse to be nasty and dirty. Pick up that trash!
The attire is called “Longyi”, traditional men’s attire, is worn proudly by Burmese men all over the world. It is definitely not the same attire as women’s although it looks similar at the first glance. Myanmar is one of the few current countries in the world that keeps tradition hand in hand with modernization; a trademark that Burmese people are proud of.
This is very interesting. Is it the camera's own stabilizer that keeps the footage so smooth and not jarring with your footsteps, Kees? Also, is the pagoda seen near the end of the walk the Shwedagon Pagoda?
BTW, if you see two men walking hand over another's shoulder, that doesn't mean they are gay. They are just very friendly buddies. I guess they are just more open-minded about physical contact with each other between same sex. BUT, you can't touch an opposite sex if you are just friends.
most interesting video - If I could travel, I'd want to go after seeing this, interesting city...in some secions, horrible sidewalks though, not good for anyone with balance problems...and Myanmar's garbage? will people ever change that?
I heard from my family, (we're burmese btw) that there has been some rule and regulations made on street cleaning and stuff. When I used to live in burma, the streets were a lot dirtier than today. There was trash practically everywhere. I would consider this a big improvement in its cleanliness.
Is this what the Myanmar Army generals junta intended for the people ? In comparison to its neighbouring countries this place is still a dump as I remember it 50 years ago !!
sowhat sowhat European men like Irish, British, German for example, wear different kind of skirts too. It is called Kilt. It is their tradition. Everybody knows that Irish American men wear skirts on Saint Patrick's day, German American men too wear kilt when they have German day. I saw prince Charles looking good wearing kilt, would you ask the same questions like you asked now? You are throwing a cheap shot at these men! And you never seen men wearing skirts? Give us a break!!
sowhat sowhat is ancient tradition that pass down, most Ancient Countries for hundreds even thousands of Years They don't have modern pant because There are no manufacturing making pant understand. I guest is easy just get robe wrap around Your body.
+samquan123 Myanmar and Thai basically are closer to southern chinese (Fujian, Guangzhou, Yunnan) more than chinese to japan or korea, check out their language family.
