Lafayette College

January Interim 2005

INDS 135

Thailand and Myanmar: The Challenges of Development

The group at the home of Dr. Snoh Unakul and family.

The following student's observations about the trip are posted on the Lafayette College website: Andy McCarthy, Martha Osier, Jesslyn Roebuck, and Mat Root.

Course Instructors:

Neil Englehart (Government & Law) , englehan@mail.lafayette.edu

David Stifel (Economics & Business) , stifeld@lafayette.edu

Itinerary:

Sunday, January 2: Depart JFK, 9:10 p.m., Singapore Airlines (SQ 25)

Tuesday, January 4: Arrive Bangkok (BKK), 10:10 a.m., Singapore Airlines (SQ 60)

Wednesday, January 5: Bangkok

Hotel: Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square

Thursday, January 6: Travel overland to Ayuthya, Lopburi and Phitsanulok

Hotel: Topland Hotel and Convention Center

Friday, January 7: Travel overland to Sukothai, Sri Satchanalai and Chiang Rai

Hotel: Rimkok Resort

Saturday, January 8: Chiang Rai

Hotel: Rimkok Resort

Sunday, January 9: Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai

Hotel: Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel

Monday, January 10: Chiang Mai

Hotel: Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel

Tuesday, January 11: Travel by plane to Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar

Depart Chiang Mai (CNX), 10:40 a.m., Arrive Yangon (YGN), 11:20 a.m., Thai Airways (TG 301)

Tuesday-Wednesday, January 11-12: Yangon

Hotel: Central Hotel

Thursday, January 13: Travel by plane to Mandalay

Depart Yangon (YGN), 6:30 a.m., Arrive Mandalay (MDL), 7:50 a.m., Yangon Airways (HK 917).

Hotel: Sedona Hotel

Friday, January 14: Overland from Mandalay and Bagan

Hotel: Thiripyitsaya Sakura Hotel

Saturday, January 15: Bagan

Hotel: Thiripyitsaya Sakura Hotel

Sunday, January 16: Travel by plane to Yangon

Depart Bagan (BPE), 9:20 a.m., Arrive Yangon (YGN), 10:30 a.m., Yangon Airways (HK 910).

Sunday-Monday, January 16-17: Yangon

Hotel: Central Hotel

Tuesday, January 18: Travel by plane to Bangkok

Depart Yangon (YGN), 10:05 a.m., Arrive Bangkok (BKK), 11:50 a.m., Thai Airways (TG 304)

Tuesday-Friday, January 18-21: Bangkok

Hotel: Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square

Friday, January 21: Depart Bangkok (BKK), 6:30 p.m., Singapore Airlines (SQ 69)

Saturday, January 22: Arrive JFK, 10:30 a.m., Singapore Airlines (SQ 26)

 


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