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For many years now I have considered Bangkok to be home, and while we do hop around more these days, it is never long before we’re back again to the city. At the same time, as like most locals, we rarely find ourselves in a hurry to get out to explore the many tourist attractions …
For the downtown area, the Sule Pagoda in Yangon is a good starting point for touring the area. It is the major temple of the downtown area and can easily be found towering over the intersection of Maha Bandula and the Sule Pagoda Road. When I visit it was during the Thingyan festival (Myanmar New …
I am not surprised if you have never heard of a Buriram, as until recent years it has been as obscure as every other far-flung city of Isaan. But with a recent upsurge in cultural and historical tourism in the northeastern region, and a rather ingenious strategy to differentiate Buriram as Thailand’s “City of Sports”, …
I was very much left behind, eating Pokédust, when Pokémon Go first launched in Thailand. At the time I was back in Bangor in Northern Ireland (UK) held back by a whole bunch of limitations, like not even owning a phone (as I otherwise never use them). I did ask Fanfan to borrow hers but …
I admit on travelling to Myanmar (Burma) we were a little apprehensive about Burmese food. Eating in Myanmar has always had a rough and ready reputation and in honesty, I’ve heard little but negative feedback from others returning. While Myanmar may not quite reach our high international standards I was happily surprised by the local …
On the 13th April I fly to Yangon from the drenched streets of Bangkok. I had my Myanmar visa application ready thankfully. This helped the entry process. When I arrive it is nighttime and everything in Yangon appears calm and seemingly normal. I am here for the Thingyan Water Festival in Yangon, a celebration which …
The Myanmar VISA application can begin and be collected on the same day. At its simplest, turn up early-ish to the Embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok with your passport and payment. The rest needed for the application can be put together while queuing and will hopefully help your brain from dying in the process. While …
With travel restrictions in place and coronavirus cases in flux across the world, people are still opting to travel, both for business and leisure. Experts highly recommend staying indoors until you are fully vaccinated. If you are planning to travel to Thailand during these times, this article can give you an idea of what to …
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A quick guide to our favourite destinations in our Southeast Asia Travel Blog (we will update as we go along). This list follows our own interests and highlights our own style in travel. We travel independently as a couple, we generally avoid tourist and backpacker trails and we love to get lost in big cities although we do …
Hi, I’m Allan, the grumbly-looking fella, eating all sorts of weirdness while wearing traditional Japanese clobber below. That’s also me filling my face with unusual burgers in Xi’an China, and banging some shots of potent moonshine palm toddy in random parts of remote Myanmar. Yet, despite my somewhat miserable demeanour, this is me at my …
