Dawei Cuisine

Myanmar has way too many delicious dishes for one blog post. I already introduced you to a few of my favourite parts of Myanmar cuisine in Cuisine 101, but now we really get into the good stuff: mains and sweets! Myanmar Cuisine Curries Curries are everywhere in Myanmar and they are amazing. You can get

Dress code in a Temple

Please be aware of what to wear in Bagan, there IS a dress code and it is conservative. You should be spending the day looking at temples and pagodas, dress appropriately! Don’t be the douchbag in daisy dukes and a spaghetti top. Knees and shoulders need to be covered.  Yes yes it’s so hot there

Tourism in Myanmar

Floating down the Lemro river on my way to visit tattooed women in a Chin Village in very Western Myanmar, here are my thoughts.     ‘I wonder where Myanmar is going tourismwise. It’s only been a few years open and already they’re ripping the money from our pockets and taking the piss out of

Money in Myanmar

Dollar bills and Kyat chat. guide village trekkingkking I was confused about the money situation before I left for Myanmar causing me to have a stressful last minute panic looking for crisp 2013 printed USD. So I will lay it out straight for you here, do not panic about dollars!! Yes, for a while you