Myanmar (Burma)

August is a month where you have a choice to make. You either have to watch everyone around you skip off on holiday while you stay at home being jealous and picking up the extra workload in the [...]

Those who have been following our month-by-month guides to visiting Asia may have noticed how much we love the variety Asia has to offer – and July is another brilliant example!   How [...]

June might mean all the great things about summer have arrived in the UK and Europe, but it’s a beautiful time to visit Asia too. Here’s our round up of where we would head in Asia [...]

Welcome/ Welcome back! It’s time for our tips about where to go in Asia in May, and spoiler alert, it’s a great one. We have some new countries featuring for the first time, we have [...]

Typically I’m quite spontaneous with my holidays but April is one of those months where it pays to be a planner and take advantage of a little trick to maximise your holiday time.  By using just [...]

Welcome back! Asia is really varied in March, there is definitely something for everyone. Like February,  there are lots of festivals and activities to follow and the weather continues to be [...]

Hot on the heels of our ‘Where to go in Asia in January’ blog, it’s time to talk about February. Something of a theme emerged as we settled down to think about our favourite February spots. It’s [...]

As the leaves turn golden before falling to the ground and a crisp chill sets into the evenings, one can’t help but feel that autumn is just a (very pretty) fanfare of the looming winter. [...]

As you’d probably expect from the contributors to this blog, we all rather like Asia.  There’s a lot to love (great food, outstanding scenery, gorgeous wildlife…let’s stop there, [...]

Are you also one of these people for whom a holiday is not complete without a native wildlife encounter? We are too! Are you also worried that you might step into a tourist trap and pay money for [...]

Can we let you in on a secret? The honeymoon is the best part of wedding planning. Dreaming of idling away the days with your beloved in a beautiful place; creating a Pinterest board full of [...]

It’s almost that time of year again… the temperature has already dropped, the summer wardrobe is gathering dust once more and t’s only a matter of weeks until Christmas [...]

Life is fast, life is hectic, life is furious. So when you finally get that weekend away or a much needed two-week holiday with your loved one (that you’ve no doubt been planning for [...]

Before I start telling you all about the best beaches in Myanmar I need to make a bit of a confession. When I began my seven-week trip trip through this gorgeous country I knew there would be a [...]

It is amazing just how easy it is to visit villages off the beaten track in Myanmar (Burma) – we’re not talking about a circus show of locals who have quickly changed out of their standard [...]

“There is no way you are on a train,” my friend text back after I sent him a video of me bouncing around in my seat as the train rattled and rolled through the Burmese countryside. But yes, it [...]

I had been in Myanmar for about three days when I suddenly realised I wasn’t sure I’d seen a school-aged boy dressed in regular clothes. I had seen plenty of young boys around, but [...]

Home to the iconic U-Bein Bridge, incredible temples, and the gateway to the north-eastern Shan state, there are plenty of reasons to visit Mandalay. And as Myanmar has opened up to tourism in [...]

Mandalay must have one of the most evocative names in the world. Just seeing it written on my boarding pass conjured up images of grandly dressed Burmese kings, opulent temples and exotic [...]

So firstly, I would like to apologise for the radio silence. The summer has been a busy, hectic, running-around kind of summer that left me little time for ramblings on all that is luxurious and [...]