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Brunei surprised me. It wasn’t as expensive as I initially thought it would. Though my taxi from the airport was expensive, my expenses in Bandar Seri Begawan was kept at a minimum. You can live in Brunei for BND$20 a day: $10 for a night’s stay at Pusat Belia, $3 for breakfast, lunch and dinner and $4 for bus rides all around the city. None of the places we visited had any admission fees.<\/p>\n

Myanmar can both be expensive and cheap. In restaurants catering to tourists (usually ones that appear in the guidebooks), you can expect to shell out an average of MMK 2,000 per meal. If you’re adventurous and eat in the streets though, you can get noodles as cheap as MMK 500. A liter of purified water usually go for MMK 300 per bottle. Taxi rides within Yangon can go for MMK 1,500, depending on the driver, the distance and your bargaining skills.
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Brunei and Myanmar<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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November 16 – 27, 2010<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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<\/td>\nUS$ 1 = MMK 830<\/td>\nBN$ 1 = PHP 33<\/td>\n
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<\/td>\nUS$ 1 = PHP 43.50<\/td>\nMYR 1 = PHP 14<\/td>\n
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<\/td>\nIn local currency<\/b><\/td>\nIn Peso<\/b><\/td>\n
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Air transfers<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Cebu Pacific<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Manila – Bandar Seri Begawan<\/td>\nPHP 1,799.50<\/td>\nPHP 1,799.50<\/td>\n
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Inflight meal<\/td>\nPHP 250.00<\/td>\nPHP 250.00<\/td>\n
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Malaysia Airlines<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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BSB – Kuala Lumpur, KL – Yangon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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KL – Manila<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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ASEAN Pass<\/td>\nUS$ 299.00<\/td>\nPHP 13,006.50<\/td>\n1<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Itinerary change fee<\/td>\nMYR 79.00<\/td>\nPHP 1,106.00<\/td>\n2<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Air Asia<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Yangon – Kuala Lumpur<\/td>\nUS$ 122.95<\/td>\nPHP 5,348.33<\/td>\n3<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Includes red seat, Nasi Lemak meal<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Philippine Travel Tax<\/td>\nPHP 1,620.00<\/td>\nPHP 1,620.00<\/td>\n
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NAIA Airport Tax<\/td>\nPHP 750.00<\/td>\nPHP 750.00<\/td>\n
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Brunei Departure Tax<\/td>\nBN$ 12.00<\/td>\nPHP 396.00<\/td>\n
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Myanmar Departure Tax<\/td>\nUS$ 10.00<\/td>\nPHP 435.00<\/td>\n4<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Accommodation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Bandar Seri Begawan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Pusat Belia<\/td>\nBN$ 20.00<\/td>\nPHP 660.00<\/td>\n5<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female dorm, shared toilet and bath<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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2 nights<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Kuala Lumpur<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Concorde Inn<\/td>\nMYR 184.00<\/td>\nPHP 2,576.00<\/td>\n6<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Standard room, breakfast included<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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1 night<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Mandalay<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Garden Hotel<\/td>\nUS$ 9.00<\/td>\nPHP 391.50<\/td>\n7<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Single room, ensuite toilet, TV, A\/C<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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1 night<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Bagan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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New Heaven Guesthouse<\/td>\nMMK 18,000.00<\/td>\nPHP 943.37<\/td>\n8<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Twin room, ensuite toilet, A\/C<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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2 nights, US$9 per night<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Yangon <\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Ocean Pearl Inn<\/td>\nUS$ 10.00<\/td>\nPHP 435.00<\/td>\n9<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Single room, ensuite toilet, TV, A\/C<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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1 night<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Meal expenses<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Bandar Seri Begawan<\/td>\nBN$ 17.20<\/td>\nPHP 567.60<\/td>\n10<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kuala Lumpur<\/td>\nRM 25.00<\/td>\nPHP 350.00<\/td>\n11<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yangon<\/td>\nMMK 9,320.00<\/td>\nPHP 473.72<\/td>\n12<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mandalay<\/td>\nRM 6,700.00<\/td>\nPHP 351.03<\/td>\n13<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bagan<\/td>\nMMK 5,300.00<\/td>\nPHP 277.52<\/td>\n14<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Transportation expenses<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Manila <\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Taxi to and from airport<\/td>\nPHP 940.00<\/td>\nPHP 940.00<\/td>\n15<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Bandar Seri Begawan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Taxi from airport<\/td>\nBN$ 25.00<\/td>\nPHP 775.00<\/td>\n16<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bus<\/td>\nBN$ 8.00<\/td>\nPHP 264.00<\/td>\n17<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Yangon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Taxi from airport to bus station and city<\/td>\nUS$ 15.00<\/td>\nPHP 652.50<\/td>\n18<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taxi<\/td>\nMMK 17,000.00<\/td>\nPHP 890.87<\/td>\n19<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bus to Mandalay<\/td>\nMMK 10,500.00<\/td>\nPHP 550.27<\/td>\n20<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taxi to airport<\/td>\nMMK 6,200.00<\/td>\nPHP 324.94<\/td>\n21<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Mandalay<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Taxi<\/td>\nMMK 20,000.00<\/td>\nPHP 1,048.35<\/td>\n22<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Motorcycle to boat dock<\/td>\nMMK 2,000.00<\/td>\nPHP 104.84<\/td>\n
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Boat to Bagan<\/td>\nUS$ 36.00<\/td>\nPHP 1,566.00<\/td>\n23<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bagan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
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Taxi<\/td>\nMMK 4,000.00<\/td>\nPHP 209.67<\/td>\n24<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Horse Cart<\/td>\nUS$ 37.00<\/td>\nPHP 1,609.50<\/td>\n25<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bus to Yangon<\/td>\nMMK 15,000.00<\/td>\nPHP 786.04<\/td>\n26<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Mandalay Hill shoe locker<\/td>\nMMK 200.00<\/td>\nPHP 10.44<\/td>\n27<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bagan Archaeological Park fee<\/td>\nUS$ 10.00<\/td>\nPHP 435.00<\/td>\n28<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shwedagon Paya admission fee<\/td>\nMMK 6,000.00<\/td>\nPHP 314.50<\/td>\n29<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei Souvenirs<\/td>\nBN$ 6.50<\/td>\nPHP 208.00<\/td>\n30<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Myanmar Souvenirs<\/td>\nMMK 11,500.00<\/td>\nPHP 608.45<\/td>\n31<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Internet<\/td>\nMMK 5,000.00<\/td>\nPHP 262.30<\/td>\n32<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nTotal<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nPHP 43,297.74<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n
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1 Decided to try out Malaysia Airlines’ ASEAN Pass. I put off buying the tickets until a month before the trip, so getting the pass was a better value since prices on low cost airlines have already shot up. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 Here’s the thing about the ASEAN Pass: you can make changes to your itinerary, but it’d cost you US$25 each time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 Ended up buying an Air Asia ticket because the flight date I got on MH was too soon (Nov 25) and the next available flight is too far (Nov 30).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 Payable only in US dollars in mint condition.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 Cheapest place to stay in Bandar Seri Begawan. The rooms are clean, as are the toilets. The location is unbeatable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 Opted to stay near KLIA. I could have just slept at the airport, but I was glad I reserved a room ahead because I wasn’t feeling too good that night.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7 It was okay enough, but will definitely try out other options if I find myself in Mandalay again.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8 What I like about this place is the small veranda outside the room. Room and toilet is very basic, but has A\/C and hot water.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9 I love them because they let me check in at 5am.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 Food is surprisingly cheap in Brunei. You can get a nasi katok meal or a huge serving of char kuey teow for only BN$1.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 Room service at Concorde Inn. Kissman wouldn’t let me pay for any meals we had when I stayed with them on the way back to Manila<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12 A traditional Myanmar meal (one dish served with rice and side dishes) usually go for MMK 2,000 – MMK 3,000 in restaurants. Noodles brought at streetside stalls can go for as low as MMK 600 per bowl.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13 Had a MMK 3,000 fried rice meal on the boat to Bagan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14 Fried rice overload.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15 I hate the yellow airport taxis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16 Taxis from the airport usually cost BN$ 30. For some reason, I was only charged BN$ 25. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17 The city buses in Brunei costs BN$ 1, regardless the distance. It even goes to the airport!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18 Both the airport and the bus station were a fair distance from downtown Yangon. The driver and I agreed on $7 for the trip to the bus station (with a detour to his friend’s place to exchange my dollars) and $8 for the trip to the city.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19 Taxi fares around Yangon averages at MMK 2,000, depending on your driver.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20 Airconditioned bus, comes with a free bottle of water and bread.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21 Surprisingly cheap, arranged through Ocean Pearl Inn.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22 Bargaining isn’t my priority at 6 in the morning and fresh from a 12-hour bus ride. That ride up Mandalay Hill was priceless.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23 The tourist boat. It has an air conditioned cabin where they show Hollywood movies with no audio, just English subtitles. Most of the passengers are on the 2nd deck, where they can tan and enjoy the fresh air.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24 Fixed rate, as stated in a tarpaulin at the boat dock.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25 MMK 8,000 for a half-day tour, US$25 for a sunrise tour (5am – 3pm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26 Similar to the bus to Mandalay, bus is airconditioned and comes with free bottle of water and snacks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27 There was a sign asking people not to carry their shoes, and my guide was quick to put our footwear in a locker.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28 With a booth set up at the boat dock, it was impossible to avoid them. The pass is valid for 5 days, but I was never asked to present my pass at any temple.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29 Admission fee is US$ 5, but for some reason they weren’t accepting dollars, only kyat at the rate of MMK 6,000 per person.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 Magnet, postcard and postage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31 Magnet, postcard, postage and packets of Myanmar tea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32 Internet is slow (and firewalled), but cheap. Price range from MMK 200 to MMK 1,000 per hour.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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