Mingun is famous for its many Buddhist shrines, monasteries, meditation centers and monuments of historical and cultural importance. It makes a good half-day trip from Mandalay. Mantara Gyi Pagoda Something…

Durban has long been a favourite holiday destination for South African’s. With a tropical climate, warm Indian Ocean waters and extensive beaches, it is the holy grail of local sun-worshippers…

Ever since the 2007 movie “The Bucket List” was released, most of us have been obsessed with compiling our own “Bucket Lists”, cataloguing where we want to travel to, what…

Remnants of this royal city are interspersed between paddy fields and villages. Most visitors see them while traveling around in the back of a horse- drawn cart. This is a…

Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, is green and cool with lush tropical trees, shady parks, and beautiful lakes. As it rapidly develops it has also acquired traffic jams, poverty,…

Myanmar is a country of huge variety with a rich history, and to really appreciate what it has to offer you should have some understanding of its background and how…

01. Money One of the biggest problems with Myanmar’s fledgling tourist industry is getting hold of enough cash to pay for things. Until recently, you would struggle to get money…

Myanmar is still in the process of being built and is quickly putting in the framework it needs to cater for tourists. Not just for the creature comfort of Westerners,…

Travel into Myanmar has come a long way in recent years and is now fairly simple, although it may require one or two uncomfortably long bus trips if you don’t…

Yangon is not Myanmar’s most ancient or cultured city and much of it won’t feature on the front of postcards, but it is a vibrant and exciting city with enough…

Bagan is the Holy Grail when it comes to seeing temples and pagodas in Myanmar, the two most precious sites might be in Pagan and Mandalay but here in Bagan…