Two years ago, I saw a fortune teller in Nepal who was oddly accurate when describing me. Not to mention, a lot of what he said about the immediate future has already come to fruition. Knowing about my run in with the fortune teller, my boyfriend (now husband) mailed me the book A Fortune-Teller Told […]
Myanmar Backpacking Budget with Breakdowns
I’d heard time and time again that it’s more expensive to travel in Myanmar than most countries in South East Asia. I was prepared to go way over my Myanmar backpacking budget. Truth is, it is and it isn’t more expensive. Cities like Bagan, that thrive off of tourism, are expensive. My hostel there cost […]
Myanmar Travel Tips for First Time Visitors
I’d done a ton of research on Myanmar before arriving. Below is everything I learned before I went and all the things I experienced first hand while I was there. Myanmar is a beautiful country, but there are some things to know. These Myanmar travel tips will help you have a smooth trip without any […]
Finding Calm in Chaos: My Month in Myanmar
My life in New York was a series of scheduled moments. Wake up, walk the dog, go to the gym, shower, eat breakfast, go to work, come home for lunch, walk the dog, back to work, grocery shop, eat dinner, walk the dog, watch tv, sleep, repeat. Weekends weren’t much different. Every second was scheduled […]
Taking a Burmese Cooking Class in Inle Lake
My quest of learning to cook continues, and this week, I learned to make Burmese food at a cooking class in Inle Lake! I have to be honest, I didn’t actually know what Burmese food was until I got to Myanmar. Even then, it took the whole month before I really felt like I had a […]
Inle Lake, Myanmar: Boating from Sunrise to Sunset
Visiting Inle Lake, Myanmar has been kind of surreal. I did little research on this location before arriving, and most people who visited described it as “touristy.” By Myanmar standards, it is. In Yangon, I maybe saw one other tourist a day. In Bagan, there were plenty of tourists, but with a playground of temples […]
Kalaw Trekking to Inle Lake in Myanmar
I had read about Kalaw Trekking in Myanmar to Inle Lake while doing research. For some reason the idea of walking three days was not as appealing as taking a bus for a few hours, so I decided not to include it in my plans. After asking several people what their favorite part of their Myanmar […]
Riding a Hot Air Balloon in Bagan: Is it worth it?
The short answer is yes, yes, and yes again. The steep price of riding a hot air balloon in Bagan can be discouraging, but I promise it’s worth it. Riding in a hot air balloon made my bucket list for things I’d like to do before turning 30, so taking a ride over temples at […]
Speaking English in Yangon, Myanmar
One of the reasons I traveled halfway across the world was to understand cultures that were so different than my own. I’d see photos of people living in what we would consider a shack and smiling. They looked genuinely happy. Meanwhile, in my world, people would have everything and still seemed so miserable. So what […]