Hsipaw Trekking: In a Forbidden State
There are certain areas in Myanmar that tourists still can’t visit and Hsipaw is practically an island surrounded by the
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The Endless Temples of Bagan
We climbed to the highest point in Bagan to try and fathom the density of ancient Buddhist monuments that flooded
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Inle Lake: Worth The Hype
If you are going to find tourists in Myanmar, they are on Inle Lake…but when you get away from the
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Bago, Myanmar in Three Hours
We generally try not to speed-tour a town, but when faced with a three-hour bus layover in one of Myanmar’s
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Little Known Hpa-an
Sawtooth mountains, serpentine rivers, grotto-filled caves, and golden stupas peppered throughout…Hpa-an has all the makings of a popular tourist destination,
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Magical Mawlamyine & The Ogre Island
It’s three o’clock in the morning in Mawlamyine, Myanmar and we are looking for a place to sleep. Going from
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Lost in Time: Yangon, Myanmar
When we were planning the HoneyTrek route, Myanmar (formerly Burma) was still under a military dictatorship, saddled with sanctions and
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You Know You’re In Thailand When…
Thailand is like the black hole of good times. We didn’t even mean to be here six weeks but all
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Sukhothai: The Golden Age of Thailand
We’ll admit, when you see ancient temples nearly every day for nine months you can get a little bleary-eyed and
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The Back Roads & Warm Hearts of Thailand
Sometimes the biggest snafus turn out to be the best experiences and our botched road trip from Chiang Mai to
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