> > > > > http://rectravel.com/hold/mmkachin/
> > > >
> > > > Have a look at the "Burma (Myanmar) - Photo Gallery"
> > > > http://www.hsdejong.nl/burma/ and choose "Mt. Phon Kan Razi Trek" to see
> > > > trekking photos from the little town Putao to the top of Mt. Phon Kan Razi
> > > > in Kachin State.
> > > >
> > > > I hope you will enjoy the photos!
> > > >
> > > > With kind regards,
> > > > Henk de Jong
> > > > The Netherlands
> > >
> > > Excellent. Thanks for the link. That page is on
> > >
> > > http://www.hsdejong.nl/burma/putao/phon_kan_razi_trek.html
> > >
> > > Has anyone else here been to the top this mountain lately?
> >
> > BTW, in November of last year, an informative article about current
> > travel conditions along the World War Two era American built roads
> > around Kachin State was published in National Geographic Magazine. See
> >
> > http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0311/feature5/index.html
> >
> > Note that the author was not able to cross the border over the Pangsau
> > Pass. Some links about this place are on
> >
> > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=slv1-&p=Pangsau+Pass
>
> If anyone is interested, a review of the Pangshau Pass is maintained
> by American Veterans who were there in 1944/45. See it on
>
> http://www.flyingtigersavg.com
>
> More current travel related links from the area are on
>
> http://rectravel.com/mm
>
> Note in particular that the border crossing between Burma and India on
> the road between Tamu and Moreh re-opened a couple of years ago.
>
> Have any readers here done this overland trip between Burma and India
> yet? Is this crossing now also open to foreigners? Does anyone in
> Burma have news about this new trip?
See http://board.gt-rider.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=459
Enjoy your ride.
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