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Myanmar (a.k.a. Burma) seems to be in the news a lot lately. But what does this strange, repressive country look like? “Occasional filmmaker” Austin Andrews and Will, his traveling companion, claim to be among the first tourists to visit Myanmar’s bizarre new capital, Naypyidaw. Here’s what they found: There’s more about Naypyidaw on Will’s blog. ...

By , a former managing editor of Foreign Policy.
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Myanmar (a.k.a. Burma) seems to be in the news a lot lately. But what does this strange, repressive country look like? "Occasional filmmaker" Austin Andrews and Will, his traveling companion, claim to be among the first tourists to visit Myanmar's bizarre new capital, Naypyidaw. Here's what they found:

Myanmar (a.k.a. Burma) seems to be in the news a lot lately. But what does this strange, repressive country look like? “Occasional filmmaker” Austin Andrews and Will, his traveling companion, claim to be among the first tourists to visit Myanmar’s bizarre new capital, Naypyidaw. Here’s what they found:

There’s more about Naypyidaw on Will’s blog. And start here to see dozens of beautiful photos of Andrew’s trip, which began in the old capital, Yangon (a.k.a. Rangoon).

(Hat tip: Boing Boing)

Blake Hounshell is a former managing editor of Foreign Policy.

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