Sunrise at Bagan at the Buledi Pagoda in Myanmar
As the usual clichés go, you have to do Bagan at both sunrise and sunset. And yes, I jumped on the bandwagon and did them both. It was one of those nights – I was…
Thirsty Thursdays: 50 Cent Triple Whiskeys in Mandalay, Myanmar
Tonight I recount yet another alcohol fuelled night of backpacking, as I recollect a night in Mandalay in Myanmar. While staying in the Royal Guest House (much less posh than its title suggests), I met…
Friday’s Featured Food: Breakfast in Yangon, Bagan and Mandalay, Myanmar
Here’s a direct honesty for you today on Friday’s Featured Food – food in Myanmar is bland, going on abysmal. I’m not a big fan and I feel it a duty to tell you just…
Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Getting Money on the Black Market in Yangon, Myanmar
Changing money is a topic I’ve touched on a fair bit and as a perpetual traveller I look at in two ways: 1. If I have time I try to get the cheapest available rate…
Friday’s Featured Food: Tea Leaf Salad in Amarapura, Myanmar (Lahpet Thohk)
Today on Friday’s Featured Food we’re off to Myanmar for one of their special dishes. While backpacking there recently it would have been ridiculous not to try a “tea leaf salad”, known locally as Lahpet…
Pink and White Elephants in Yangon, Myanmar
Yangon is full of surprises and I’ll name check my Swiss travel buddy Michael (who I met on the Yangon Circle Line train) for this little welcome diversion which saw us visit firstly the Marble…
Visiting the Marble Buddha in Yangon, Myanmar
Yangon is full of Buddhas, Pagodas and Temples and that can make it difficult to pick which ones you want to visit. I visited the Shwe Dagon Pagoda and for a Buddha, I headed to…
Visiting the Shwe Dagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar
“A constellation once seen over Royal David’s City” – Tim Wheeler. One of the major sights in Yangon is the impressive Shwe Dagon Pagoda. This gleaming golden complex is a feast for the eyes, whether…
How to get a Myanmar Visa in Hong Kong
I’m heading to Myanmar (Burma) tomorrow and in a rush I needed to get my visa on Thursday this week (a few days ago). Living, working and backpacking in Asia means I normally get my…