Crossing the Thailand/Myanmar Border (Mae Sot to Myawaddy)

The land border crossing from Mae Sot, Thailand, to Myawaddy, Myanmar, is a popular one for backpackers. The crossing goes over the Friendship Bridge across a river, and the transit is as simple as hoisting your backpack and walking across the bridge. The Myanmar side is particularly easy because downtown Myawaddy is right there on the other side of the bridge. You step out of immigration and you are right in the middle of town. There is a lot of transportation waiting for you, and you can hop on a share taxi to Hpa An or Mawlamyine or arrange a bus farther afield to Yangon and other cities. Taking things slow, I decided to find a place to stay in Myawaddy and check out that town before moving on. As it turned out, finding a budget-friendly hotel was the biggest challenge. Cheers, Douglas (AKA The Cycling Canadian) MESSAGE FROM THE CYCLING CANADIAN: Thanks for checking out this video. I am the Cycling Canadian (AKA Douglas), and I'm making videos about my experiences traveling around the world both on and off a touring bike. I travel on a low budget, so I tend to stay in simple guest houses and spend my time exploring the local streets and markets on foot. UPLOAD SCHEDULE I upload videos every week - sometimes two or three times a week. I'll be going to lots of interesting countries in the future, so if you subscribe to my channel, you won't miss any of these adventures. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? THANKS!! JUST CLICK HERE https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCyclingC... MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL HOME PAGE I started making these videos on a recent 50-day trip to Bangladesh, and I enjoyed it so much that I kept exploring and making videos. You can see all of my videos on my main YouTube channel right here:    / thecyclingcanadian   CONVENIENT PLAYLISTS Playlists are a great way to make sure you don't miss any of my videos. I put all of my travel vlogs into playlists. If you use them, you can see all of the videos from each country in order: Malaysia Travel Vlogs Playlist:    • Malaysia Travel Vlogs   Bangladesh Travel Vlogs Playlist:    • Bangladesh Travel Vlogs   Myanmar Travel Vlogs Playlist:    • Myanmar Travel Vlogs   THE CYCLING CANADIAN WEBSITE/BLOG I don't just make videos. I also write about my trips and take pictures. I have some detailed written journals from previous trips on my website. The website is also called The Cycling Canadian, and this link will take you there: http://www.thecyclingcanadian.com/ LINKS TO MY SOCIAL MEDIA: ► INSTAGRAM ►►►   / thecyclingcanadian   ► FACEBOOK ►►►  / the-cycling-canadian-1412813712282889   ► PICTURES ►►►http://www.thecyclingcanadian.com/pho... ► MORE PICTURES ►►►https://thecyclingcanadian.smugmug.com/ GEAR LIST Panasonic G85 (mirrorless micro four thirds camera) GoPro Hero 7 Black Sirui 3T-35K tripod Joby Gorillapod All editing done with Windows Movie Maker and Windows Paint. (My poor little computer doesn't have the power to run anything else.)