WORLD TRAVELS

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. Although I had been to Phuket many times, I …

A great thing about the Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon is that you don’t need to hold status as an elite to access the Club Lounge, you can simply “buy your way …

Eventually, we left our resort paradise behind in Ngapali and made the trek to the final location on our tour of Myanmar, the capital city of Yangon. Review: Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon (Yangon, …

In a word, Bagan was “awesome”. We loved exploring the ancient city, seeing Bagan by hot-air balloon, and our amazing hotel along the Irrawaddy River. Would we find a similar overall experience …

After a short 20-minute flight from Mandalay, we landed in Bagan and wasted no time heading to our hotel to begin planning out “day 1” and “day 2” in the ancient city. …

Having tried – and liked – two local Burmese brews (Myanmar Beer and Mandalay Strong Beer), I was thirsting for more and ready to try a third beer, Dagon Lager Beer. Would …

Having already become intimately familiar with Myanmar Beer, we were itching to try another local Burmese brew. We got that opportunity on our second day in Bagan at Weather Spoon’s Restaurant in …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. Editor’s Note: This is the second part of the …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. We had just flown into Bagan (NYU Airport) from …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. Day 2 in Bagan began with the alarm going …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. OK. So technically, the title of this post was …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. So there we were, sitting at the airport in …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. After an epic day exploring Mandalay, and a wonderful …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. After about 5 or 6 (or 7?) Jack and …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. After an amazing day exploring Mandalay and a couple hours …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. After an epic day of sightseeing in wonderful Mandalay, …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. I know “rapid-fire” travel is not for everybody. I …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. Having just finished a great breakfast at the Grand …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. Review: Grand Club Lounge At The Grand Hyatt Erawan …

Editor’s Note: This post is part of my Myanmar–Thailand trip to Asia. For more on this trip, check out my other posts on Myanmar, Thailand, and Japan. Six hours after our authentic Japanese sake bombs, we …