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Today marks the 8th annual “World Pangolin Day.” I’m writing about pangolins because I love wildlife. I love the diversity of nature. I like pangolins a lot. They are weirdly cute, the same way sloths are cute. In fact, pangolins, with their tiny pointed faces, are cuter than sloths. Fact. They are also likely to … Read more2020 World Pangolin Day
Note: Waypoints for GPS available at the bottom of this article As a strange mix of traveler, tourist, and expat, here’s a conversation I tend to have quite frequently: Me: Prior to coming here I was living in Bangkok. Other: Oh…why did you want to live in Bangkok? Me: It’s a great city with amazing … Read moreOne Day in Bangkok Itinerary
In previous blog posts I’ve written about the great benefits of travel bonus cards. However, most of these posts were written prior to our international travel. While I still believe that travel bonus cards are useful when living in America and traveling abroad occasionally, my views have shifted on the benefits of travel rewards cards, … Read moreTravel Bonuses Are Great – If You Can Use Them
We visited Dawei at the very end of 2015 as part of a multi-city tour of Myanmar. This sleepy little town stole our hearts and became our favorite destination on the trip. If you’re thinking of traveling to Burma don’t miss our guide to Dawei, Myanmar featuring our top spots and everything we loved! Check out our 2016 … Read moreGuide to Dawei, Myanmar
Avocado. The savory non-fruit loved by pretty much everybody in the world. While traveling in the tropical southern region of Myanmar we got a random tip from another traveler to try the avocado coffee at the local coffee shop we’d been frequenting. The menu was about 95% in Burmese, so we’d been ordering what we could. We’re … Read moreThe Best Coffee Drink You’ve Never Heard of: Avocado Coffee
Visiting US National Parks in the summer, it’s impossible to ignore the presence of thousands of tourists, especially the tourists in the middle of your shot, trying to take their shot. The US National Parks are indeed beautiful and unbelievably photo-worthy, but it doesn’t mean you can get pictures to be proud of by simply … Read more5 Outdoor Photography Tips I Learned From A Summer In The National Parks
Ike and the Bat Cave Fresh into Hpa-An, one of the last stops on our Myanmar trip, we booked one of the famous excursions offered by our guest house, Soe Brothers. Every night, a cave on the outskirts of town emptied itself of hundreds of thousands of bats, and we were going to watch. Initially, it … Read moreMore Stories from Myanmar: Hpa An to Mandalay
Thinking about or researching travel in Myanmar? Because mass tourism in Myanmar is so new and the country is still so enigmatic, there isn’t a lot of reliable, “official” information around for travelers. Our 2016 Myanmar Travel Guide is here to help correct a lot of the misinformation that, unfortunately, informed how we and many other travelers we … Read more2016 Myanmar Travel Guide
From the mountains of Shan State, to the temples of Bagan, to the beaches of the Southern Coast, and every Buddha in between: this is Myanmar. See photos highlights from Myanmar here:
“Southeast Asia is a food trip,” a veteran traveler reassured me after I explained that my stay in Bangkok had resulted in a daily what-will-I-eat-next obsession. It’s true, Southeast Asia takes food obsession to new heights; everyone is a natural born foodie, with a wide open palate and limitless options with which to express it. … Read moreMyanmar Food
