Burmese Days Pt. 1 – Introduction to Yangon
“This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about…” -Rudyard Kipling The second largest country in Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar) is not a place where people normally spend their...
View ArticleBurmese Days Pt. 2 – We’ve Only Just Bagan!
We left Rangoon for an early morning flight to Nyaung-U, the gateway to the ancient city of Bagan. Having been to both Angkor in Cambodia and Borobudur in Indonesia, I wanted to see with my own eyes...
View ArticleBurmese Days Pt 3 – From Scenic Pindaya to Placid Inle Lake
The third and final leg of our trip took us to the highlands of Shan State, which is not very far from China, Laos and Thailand. Again, we boarded a short morning flight – this time to Heho. By this...
View ArticleThe Perfect 2-Day Itinerary For Yangon (仰光自由行)
Yangon may no longer be the capital of Myanmar but the city still remains to be its largest and its primary commercial center. In recent years, the face of the city has undergone a massive...
View ArticleJourney to Mrauk U in Burma – Southeast Asia’s Most Remote Ancient Buddhist City
The alarm rang. At 5:30 in the morning, my mind was still in a murky haze having arrived in Mrauk U just a few hours before. The entirety of the previous day was spent traveling by plane, boat and jeep...
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