
If you can put aside the notion of accidentally treading on a Russell's viper (as some people I know have come perilously close to doing) there are parts of ancient Myanmar that you have to see while you still have your land legs.
I'd recommend a guide who knows the local remedy for snakebite though. Just in case...

Above, the Governor's Residence, Yangon. You'll spend a night here, before catching a short flight to meet the famed river cruiser Road to Mandalay in Bagan.
