Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has made history when it’s recorded as the world’s oldest and most sophisticated pagodas and temples that have caught the attention of many travelers across the globe. Despite the thousand years of being under the rule of different thrones being politically unstable, the country has …
Read More »Myanmar Public Holidays Schedule 2014
Myanmar or Burma is playing with political reforms which in turn open up its tourism potential as an unsullied Southeast Asian country with no Golden Arches or Starbucks (yet) in sight. As a Buddhist nation, the Burmese celebrate most of its holidays as religious occasions, apart from the handful that …
Read More »The Big Guys Have Spoken: Southeast Asian Heavyweights of 2013
When authority speaks, we ought to listen. This year, the heavyweights of the travel industry have spoken; taken their pick (and road-tested) superlative – best, fairest, cheapest – destinations for 2013. Their choices definitely vary, but they arrived at a common conclusion despite differences in criteria: Southeast Asia just won’t …
Read More »Southeast Asia’s Cuisine on the Cheap
Southeast Asia is famous the world over for making your dollar go the extra mile like nowhere else in the world, and the same holds true for finding good eats that don’t cost an arm and a leg. Thailand is cheapie central when it comes to street food: For a …
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