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Robert Tyabji, Shah Alam

This is about our dream retirement project, which never materialized due to security concerns at the Myanmar government level.

DRIVE TO KL                    
                       
Coordinates From To Km Speed Time Notes          
27o30', 85o30' Khatmandu Hetauda                  
  Hetauda Adhabara Pathalaiya                  
  Adhabara Pathalaya Tallogadar     #DIV/0!            
  Tallogadar Kanchanpur     #DIV/0!            
  Kanchanpur INARUWA TOTAL   #VALUE!            
  INARUWA Kakarbhitta   40 0 Border with India        
    TOTAL NEPAL 618 40 15.45            
  Kakarbhitta Siliguri 36 60 0.6            
  Siliguri Tetulia 30 60 0.5 border          
  Tetulia Thakurgaon 108 80 1.35 B'Desh          
  Thakurgaon SAIDPUR 25 80 0.3125            
  SAIDPUR RANGPUR 38 80 0.475            
  RANGPUR Bogra 110 80 1.375            
  Bogra TANGAIL 80 80 1 via Jamuna Bridge        
  TANGAIL Mirzapur 43 80 0.5375            
  Mirzapur TONGI 56 80 0.7            
  TONGI DHAKA 50 80 0.625            
23o18', 90o30' DHAKA BHAIRAB BAZAR 90 80 1.125            
  BHAIRAB BAZAR Srimongal 100 80 1.25            
  Srimongal SYLHET 80 80 1            
  SYLHET KARIMGANJ 60 40 1.5 Border with Mizoram        
  KATRIMGANJ Badarpur 27 40 0.675 Assam          
  Badarpur SILCHAR 30 40 0.75            
24o49', 92o48' SILCHAR IMPHAL 100 40 2.5            
24o48', 93o56' IMPHAL Kakching 45 40 1.125            
  Kakching Tamu 43 40 1.075 Border with Myanmar        
  Tamu Wtok 25 40 0.625            
  Wtok Khampat 30 40 0.75            
  Khampat Kangyi 40 40 1            
  Kangyi Kalewa 50 40 1.25            
  Kalewa Pyingaing 100 40 2.5            
  Pyingaing Kaduma 65 40 1.625            
  Kaduma Zigon 40 40 1            
  Zigon Kin-u 22 40 0.55            
  Kin-u Shwebo 30 40 0.75            
  Shwebo Sagaing 110 40 2.75            
  Sagaing MANDALAY 40 40 1            
21o59', 96o6' MANDALAY Kyaukse 50 40 1.25            
  Kyaukse Meiktila 130 40 3.25 via Schwedaung & Wudwin      
  Meiktila Yamethin 78 40 1.95            
  Yamethin Pyinmana 105 40 2.625            
  Pyinmana Toungoo 125 40 3.125 via Lewe, Yeni, Myohla, Thagaya, Yedashe & Kyungon
  Toungoo Pyuntaza 175 40 4.375 via Oktwin, Kywebwe, Pyu, Kanyutkwin, Penwegon, Nyaunglebin
  Pyuntaza Bago (Pegu) 90 40 2.25 via Daik-U, Paungdawthi, Hmaington, Payagyi   
  Bago (Pegu) Kamese 27 40 0.675            
  Kamese Kayan 55 40 1.375 via Thetkala        
  Kayan Thongwa 25 40 0.625            
  Thongwa Thaniyin 45 40 1.125            
  Thaniyin YANGON 20 40 0.5 Ferry          
16o47', 96o9' YANGON Bago (Pegu) 90 40 2.25 via Hlegu          
  Bago (Pegu) Waw 50 40 1.25 turn east at Payagyi        
  Waw Kyaikto 60 40 1.5 via Taungthuzu -- bridge or causeway to cross River Sittang?
  Kyaikto Bilin 40 40 1            
  Bilin Thaton 50 40 1.25 via Thaygon & Ancient Man Capital. Option: continue south to
        40   Moulmin to see Ancient Capital, Pagodas & Caves. +150 km
  Thaton Hpa-an 45 40 1.125            
  Hpa-an  Kawkareik 100 40 2.5 via Naunglon, Kawpalut      
  Kawkareik Mae-Sot 60 50 1.2 via Kaungmu to Thailand border. Hwy 105 in Thailand  
  Mae-Sot Tak (Rehaeng) 80 80 1 Turn south on Hwy 1, before crossing River Mae Nam Ping to Tak
  Tak (Rehaeng) NAKHON SAWAN 225 80 2.8125 Hwy 1 via Padang, Tha Na, Nong Chok, Mai Pho Thong, Krathum
  NAKHON SAWAN Ang Thong 175 80 2.1875 Hwy 1 becomes Hwy 32 -- continues south along east bank 
        80   of River Mai Nam Ping      
  Ang Thong PHRA NAKHON 40 80 0.5 Hwy 31          
  PHRA NAKHON BANGKOK 80 80 1 Hwy 32 joins Hwy 1 into Bangkok    
13o44', 100o30' BANGKOK RATCHABURI 125 80 1.5625 West on Hwy 4, continuesouth on Hwy 4    
  RATCHABURI Phetchaburi 90 80 1.125 Straight south on Hwy 4      
  Phetchaburi Cha-am 65 80 0.8125 On the Gulf of Thailand      
  Cha-am Prachuap Khiri Khan 180 80 2.25 South on Hwy 4        
  Prachuap Khiri Khan Chumphon 280 80 3.5 Continue south onto Hwy 41.Chumphon is east of the highway -- 
        80   can avoid by continuing south. Several turnoffs east to the coast
  Chumphon SURAT THANI 325 80 4.0625 Turn east on Hwy 401 to Surat Thani, then back to Hwy 41
  SURAT THANI Thung Song 200 80 2.5 South on Hwy 41        
  Thung Song Phathalung 140 80 1.75 Hwy 41          
  Phathalung HAT YAI 225 80 2.8125 Hwy 4 and 43        
  HAT YAI Bukit Kaya Hitan 60 80 0.75 Hyw 4 to border w/Malaysia      
  Bukit Kaya Hitan ALOR SETAR 60 120 0.5 South on Hwy 4        
  ALOR SETAR Sungai Petani 55 120 0.458333            
  Sungai Petani Butterworth 40 120 0.333333            
  Butterworth  PENANG 20 120 0.166667            
5o25', 100o19' PENANG Taiping 85 120 0.708333            
  Taiping Ipoh 60 120 0.5            
  Ipoh KUALA LUMPUR 180 100 1.8            
3o7', 101o42' KUALA LUMPUR   6531   116.0167 14 8-hour days