Myanmar (Burma) — Mandalay International Airport (MDL) and the drive to Mandalay

Arriving in Mandalay

March 2015

We landed at Mandalay International Airport (MDL), and three of us got off the plane. As we entered the baggage hall, and my two fellow travellers vanished.

Mandalay International Airport (MDL) was small, yet, taxi drivers still mobbed me as I left baggage claim.

The trip from the airport to my hotel took around 35 minutes and cost 12,000 kyats (US$12; £8). The drive was…