Over the last week, news out of Myanmar has emerged that the military has overthrown the democratically elected leaders running the country and detained a large handful of leaders and activists. Now let me back up for a moment, Myanmar, formerly Burma, is a country in SE Asia that not… Read more
5 of the Most Emotional Travel Moments I’ve Had
In the time of COVID-19, the world has watched slowly as the travel industry has almost completely disappeared for the time being. Planes aren’t flying, people aren’t moving freely, monuments are left empty around the world. I’ve had so many emotions over the loss of travel, so many emotions about… Read more
All the Things You Need to Pack for Yangon (and the things you don’t…)
*Update: My trip to Myanmar was prior to the military coup that took place shortly thereafter and the country is now off limits to tourists for the time being. When researching my trip to Myanmar, I read a ton of blog posts mentioning all these specialty items I would need… Read more
A Guide to Visiting Yangon, Myanmar
*Update: My trip to Myanmar was prior to the military coup that took place shortly thereafter and the country is now off limits to tourists for the time being. My visit to Yangon was sort of last minute so I didn’t have a ton of time to research places to… Read more
A Hotel Review of the Lotte Hotel Yangon
Lotte Hotel – Yangon, Myanmar No. 82, Sin Phyu Shin Avenue Pyay Road, 6½ Mile, Ward 11 MM, Yangon 11052, Myanmar (Burma) See more Reviews! My trip to Myanmar came up really spontaneously and when I was researching where to stay, the Lotte Yangon high rise was highly recommended so… Read more
Everything You Need to Know about Visiting Yangon
*Update: My trip to Myanmar was prior to the military coup that took place shortly thereafter and the country is now off limits to tourists for the time being. I fell in love with Myanmar on my recent trip to Yangon and while I did a lot of research before… Read more
My First Impressions of Myanmar
*Update: My trip to Myanmar was prior to the military coup that took place shortly thereafter and the country is now off limits to tourists for the time being. I ended 2019 with a whirlwind trip to Asia and with a visit to a country I had never visited before,… Read more
Do’s and Don’ts of Travel Experiences in Asia
Asia is one of my favorite continents and there are so many amazing places within the continent of Asia that sometimes it feels impossible to know what to do and see. I hear from a lot of people that they want to visit Asia but aren’t sure what to prioritize… Read more
What to Wear for Travel in SE Asia
More What to Wear posts for more destinations here! We’ve been to SE Asia a few times throughout a few different countries and I’ve found on our trips that what you need to pack is quite similar between countries. Here I share some of my travel style inspiration for you… Read more