Report of the trip in Myanmar

History:
The history insight is very short.

I Origins:
--as of 2500 BC the area is inhabited, attested by recent archaeological excavations.
Several cities-states and kingdoms followed one another
Pyu kingdom:
--1st century BC at the 5th century AD, Beikthano
--3rd in the 9th century, Hanlin
--3rd at the 10th century. Thayekhittaya
Rakhaing kingdom:
--? at the 6th century, Dhanyawady
--4th in the 9th century, Wethali
--13th at the 18th century. Mrauk U
Kingdom My:
--?^éme at the 10th century, Thaton
--6th in the 16th century, Hanthawady
--From 1740 to 1757.
Bamar kingdom:
--10th at the 14th century,
--From 1315 to 1367, Bagan
--From 1364 to 1555, Sagaing
--From 1636 to 1752, Inwa
--From 1765 to 1783, Inwa
--From 1823 to 1837, Inwa
--From 1486 to 1573, Taungoo
--From 1758 to 1765, Shwebo
--From 1783 to 1823, Konbaung
--From 1837 with 1885.Mandalay
British Raj:
--Of 1826à 1852, Sittwe
--From 1852 to 1886, Mandalay
--From 1886 to 1947, Yangon
Emergence of nationalism:
--From 1947 to 48, Général Aung San is assassinated
--In 1962 socialist Dictatorship of the General Win
--In 1988/8/8 “8-8-88” nonviolent walk democratic pro, repression made more than 3000 dead
--In 1990 Election of 82% members of the NLD, the soldiers do not transmit the capacity
--In 1997 Myanmar joined the ASEAN
--In 2003 Aung San Sua Kyi is under house arrest for the third time
--In 2009/04 Aung San Sua Kyi is in prison the day before the election!
II Facts:
Myanmar is slightly larger than France. It is a broad alluvial plain bordered with mountains in the west, north and the east constituting the international border like by the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. It is sprinkled by very large navigable rivers, Ayeyarwady River, Chindwin River and Thanlwin River, Mekong is the border with Laos.
The population is 52 million of which 11% are located in Yangon. It is divided into eight groups of nationalities out of the Chinese, Indians and Nepalese.
-- 87% are Buddhist Theravada school
-- 4% Moslems
-- 4% Christians
-- 1.5% Hindu.
China would control 60% of the economy of Myanmar. India, Thailand and Japan signed important contracts whereas the USA and the EU harden their embargo.

I Team:
My truck was kept by the MAN dealer in Malaysia. It was a trip as backpacker.
II Journey:
Burma was visited in 1987 by buying a product in a tour operator in Bangkok.
2.1 the trip:
The circuit is traditional and takes again the cities visited it there A 22 years in seven days by adding the towns of Bago and the Golden Rock in the east, Sittwe and Mrauk U in the west, the town of Monywa in north as well as the town of Pyay.
2.2 The road network:
The road network is of good quality for the roads authorized for foreigners. Buses are old on the short distances, they are modern and recent with the air conditioning at the long distances.
2.3 Birman drivers:
Traffic is done on the right hand with very often vehicles having right hand driven because imported from bordering countries.
III bivouacs:
Of course no bivouac, I went in the budget hotels recommended by the LP. I was never disappointed.
IV Supplies of food:
As in the past I lunched in the markets. Except one or twice I went in standing restaurant in Yangon and in Mandalay.
V Fluids:
NA
VI Money:
There is no ATM’s in Burma. Hotels, fees of entry in sites and the air tickets are paid in $US. The exchange rate is almost fixed between the local currency and the dollar.
VII Guides:
I never took of guide to visit sites. I had Lonely Planet guide book, Lp.
VIII Passport, visa, border crossing:
I bought a 28 day visa at the embassy of Myanmar in Kuala Lumpur which is delivered in the same day without any difficulty.
IX My appreciation:
9.1 I liked:
-- The reception of the population, her courtesy, her discretion.
-- I did not encounter a problem of safety.
-- Except during the way of night towards Yangon, I was never controlled. The police force and the army are very discrete.
9.2 I hated:
-- The pollution of fumes exhaust and sound in large the cities.
-- Heat in April in the central plain.
X Relevance of this trip by camper:
No possibility of travelling by motor home. The entry of the foreign vehicles is not authorized. However I had met in India of German who had affirmed me that a German tour operator had organized a voyage according to methods' identical to China.