Culture Archive

Modern Myanmar

Myanmar Nat | July 30, 2017

…there is an emerging ‘hipster’ scene Myanmar/Burma is more than just Fishermen on Inle Lake and Pagodas. In fact these are now for the most part just a

Inle Lake

Taunggyi Balloon Festival Dates

Myanmar Nat | July 1, 2017

Planning on going to Taunggyi Balloon Festival this year? Great! Go! Costing $12 to get there and back in an old open pick up truck stuffed to the

Bagan

10 reasons to visit Myanmar now

Myanmar Nat | September 21, 2016

Go before they start automating their ferris wheels! The country has not been open for standard tourism for very long and is still naively unspoilt (to an extent)

Mrauk U

Tattooed Women of the Chin Villages

Myanmar Nat | March 26, 2016

A trip up the Lemro river to the Chin villages to see the old women with tattooed faces was a special day. We found a guide mostly by

General Info

This is Burma… I mean Myanmar

Myanmar Nat | April 27, 2015

Little really is known about this newly opened country. It wasn’t until 2011 that tourists were really allowed in to come and explore but even then, and now,

General Info

Communication with locals

Myanmar Nat | April 21, 2015

Regardless of anything, it is always polite to learn a few phrases in the local language before you go anywhere, and here a little goes a long way

General Info

Foreigner Fee Politics

Myanmar Nat | April 20, 2015

You end up frustrated with the people, the hoteliers, the expensive bus ticket sellers that you just know are ripping you off, this annoying bloody foreigner fee that

Mandalay

The Moustache Brothers

Myanmar Nat | April 9, 2015

Awkward watching, but do go anyway cos these guys are working hard to put food on the table and it is supporting a good cause. Out of their

Bagan

Sunsets and Sunrises in Bagan

Myanmar Nat | April 5, 2015

These aren’t just another of those South East Asian sunrises/sets, if you’ve been travelling in the area for a while you’ll understand. But this really is the Marks