Read, Watch, Listen: 13 Ways To Travel Myanmar
These 13 travel books, music and movies will help you explore Myanmar from wherever you’re reading, watching, or listening today.
Category Archives: Myanmar
Burmese Lessons (A Travel Book Review)
Each year, Lonely Planet chooses the world’s 10 “Best In Travel” destinations. And though we might not be able to visit Myanmar in person, we can explore the country through Karen Connelly’s haunting memoir.
Burmese Ghosts: Photographic Reflections On A Haunting Country
Only Burma sends its ghosts after me, reminding me that even with an eternity to travel, I will never fully appreciate the place it is, nor understand the country it could be.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Window
The tuk tuk bumps down isolated country roads, where children pop up, like fresh produce, from small farms. A chorus of “Hello! Hello!” matches the slap of their bare feet racing after us…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite
“He who has seen one cathedral ten times has seen something; he who has seen ten cathedrals once has seen but little; and he who has spent half an hour […]
A Wise Person is One Who Says ‘Thank You’, Pt. 2
An anecdote: Traveling puts us at the mercy of strangers. Especially when stumbling over the barriers of language, minute relationships are built on help – freely given – and gratitude […]
Where Will You Be On Election Day?
“Do not be afraid,” Kyaw insisted, gesturing at my camera. “You are a guest, it’s ok.” The construction crew of a nearby building paused to watch the repeated flash. It […]
