avoiding planes

Hi i%26#39;m going to visit myanmar in November, bought my plane ticket to yangon.

How can i reach mandalay avoiding planes (train, boat...), and how long will it take?

Is it that difficult to travel by any other mean than plane in myanmar?

avoiding planes

i am also going in november and plan to take the train up the 1930 to arrive mandalay 0717 next morning.I will also take boat express from mandalay to Bagan and overland from Mount Popa to Thazi for the train to Inle lake.I too want to avoid to many planes

have fun

alex