Getting a wake-up call at 4:30 in the morning was not something I particularly looked forward to, but the reason why I was up that early i...

Food was not the main reason I travelled to Bagan for but turned out I did have a couple lovely meals while I was there. Lunch was not inc...

Earlier I requested my tour guide Mr B to show me some shops for lacquerware, so we went to one just before lunch in Myinkaba, or the Bamb...

As I was planning for my Myanmar trip, I decided to add on another stop other than Yangon when I realized it would be tricky to fit enough...

After I bid farewell to my fellow tour group-mates and guide at The Secretariat Building at the end of our morning heritage tour , I follo...

Question marks floated over my head when I reached the door of Root Restaurant, a long 15 minute walk to a quiet neighborhood in the easte...

My friend was spot-on when she described Rangoon Tea House as a hipster joint serving fancy local food at an elevated price. That said, al...

Before departing for Bagan on a domestic flight in late afternoon, I spent the morning on my last day in Yangon walking with a volunteer g...

It’s hard not to shop a bit in Myanmar as the country and its people were known for centuries the arts and crafts works, most of them stil...

Ask any local what’s the must-try dish in Myanmar and you would probably hear Mohinga mentioned more than once. Many considered this the n...

With the temperature potentially soaring to 36C high at this time of year, I tried to avoid being out and about on Yangon streets during d...

“Once a year, go some place you've never been before” – whoever said that got to be a very wise person. At the turn of this new year, ...