{"id":29,"date":"2012-10-06T16:54:59","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T00:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gorrindo.com\/phillip2\/personal-projects\/2012\/10\/informal-ambassadors-in-burma\/"},"modified":"2012-10-06T16:54:59","modified_gmt":"2012-10-07T00:54:59","slug":"informal-ambassadors-in-burma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gorrindo.com\/phillip-personal-projects\/2012\/10\/informal-ambassadors-in-burma\/","title":{"rendered":"Informal Ambassadors in Burma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While in <a href=\"https:\/\/gorrindo.com\/phillip\/personal-projects\/2012\/09\/adventures-in-burma-and-vietnam-summer-2012\">Burma (Myanmar) this past summer<\/a>, my dad and I encountered two impressive individuals who served as informal ambassadors for their country and culture.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn Mandalay, we spent several days with Moe (on the left):<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"aligncenter img-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7415\/11944939116_d384fe7c31_c.jpg\"><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn Yangon, we spent several days with Min (on the left):<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"aligncenter img-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7366\/11944568634_e2ee7f4c93_c.jpg\"><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nI am happy to provide their contact information &#8212; just <a href=\"https:\/\/gorrindo.com\/phillip\/about-contact\/#contact\">drop me a note<\/a> if you will be traveling to Burma and would like to be introduced to a wonderful country by two kind, patient and knowledgeable individuals.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFinally, although not in Burma, I also strongly recommend the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/saigonhistorytour.com\">Saigon History Tour<\/a> in\u00a0Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 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