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‚260Hsipaw #eABC0 400 m0 0.2 milesDNORTHERN MYANMAR MANDALAY TO LASHIO11666ÿ## ðSports# ü Field1366Train #£# ÚStation# 162#òæ# 23 12# ß ›#20æ# æ# # ýCinema›## ü›#182112# ú1114Aung Tha Pyay Rd æ## ü 8#ú46622Baptist # # ú9MarlanChurchÿ## ú 105St2500## ÜÜ›## Úæ#ÿ#7PagodaCatholic17›#Clocktower319SchoolChurch3Evergreenÿ## îTown To Sunset HillGuesthouseDon Bosco15Hall (1mi);66To Saifha (180m);# Ü Catholic #LashioMahamyatnuni Paya (320m)Seminary (35mi)ABCDWorkshop Visitspoor rates. Breakfast is included but servedIf you don’t fancy walking so far, there are in the yard (bring a blanket!)various workshops and mini factoriesaround town, where you can see localsGolden Doll/Mr Kid GUESTHOUSE $carrying out cottage industries like weaving,noodle manufacturing, dipping-candle(%80066; 124 Bogyoke Rd; s/d $6/10, with sharedbathroom $5/8) The obliging, if laid-back, familywelcome makes this feel like an overgrownmaking, cheroot rolling and even popcornpopping. All these are marked on the maphomestay. Conditions are basic and there arein the reception at Mr Charles Guest House.a handful of coffin-box singles (normally forOr find a guide to combine a few workshoplocals only) but several rooms have been revamped,some with half-timber effects, oth-visits with, perhaps, a field-stroll to Parpeitvillage and hot springs.ers with wooden panelling and most withfine new mattresses. However, the shared4Sleepingbathrooms are dimly lit and across the yard.Auba StPadamyar StThirimingalar StLanmataw StTheinni StSabal StoMr Charles Guest House HOTEL $(%80105; 105 Auba St; s/d from K10,000/15,000,with shared bathroom K4500/9000, air-con r fromK22,000; a) This well-run travellers’ magnetcovers all bases from simple, hard-beddedbackpacker basics to relatively snazzy newblockrooms where every extra Kyat you paygets something slightly nicer. For air-conditioningand balcony reckon K22,000. Fancybath fittings and more contemporary decorstart at K30,000. Staff can arrange all mannerof transport, treks and tours and eachbuilding has an enticing communal upstairsbalcony where guests swap travel stories lateinto the evening. Dollars can be changed atNamtu Rd (Main Rd)Tharaphi StGandamar StThazin StPontoon Bridge(Due for removal 2012)Hnin StBogyoke RdShwe NyaungPin StDokhtawadyRiver‚Nam Khae Mao GUESTHOUSE $(%80077; nkmao@myanmar.com.mm; 134 BogyokeRd; s/d from K11,000/13,000, with sharedbathroom K4000/8000) The cheapest bareboxrooms come with bubbling paintworkand shared squat toilets. En suite roomsare more presentable and the best K18,000rooms have air-conditioning and hot water,though they are accessed off a communalTV room that’s often packed full of localguests.5Eating & DrinkingA selection of dining options is strung outalong Namtu Rd. Most are relatively basichaving made few attempts to gentrify their