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Where To Sleep In Koh Phangan

Koh Phangan, Thailand – Experiencing the Full Moon Party

In my last blog I wrote about the Full Moon Party that we were going to attend; what I thought we would encounter, what I thought we’d expect (mainly that we would hate it). I don’t take back all the negative things I said about it; yes, there was still that horrendous rave/trance music; yes, ...
Where To Sleep In Koh Phangan

Koh Phangan, Thailand – Living the Island Life

Our last day in Yangon was spent hanging out, recovering from our overnight bus journey, having a nap and chatting with other travellers. We had our final sweet tea, samosas and noodle dishes and were off at 5:00am the next morning to the airport. We slept most of the plane ride and shared a taxi ...
Yangon For Budget Backpackers: Going To & Coming From

Travel to Myanmar: A Trip to Incredible Inle Lake

After an enormously rewarding 8 days in Hsipaw, we decided it was time for us to move on. We were on a 14 hour overnight bus to Inle Lake. We were lucky and managed to get some sleep in between all the stopping – seriously, who is so hungry that they need to have tea ...
Where To Sleep In Hsipaw

Hsipaw, Myanmar: The Village Of Goodbyes Part #2

We met our new Taiwanese friends at their hotel and they walked us to the small village called Naloy, where they teach. They explained how their small class had started the whole way there. In 2008 the now founder of the class, Hope, had come to Myanmar with the dream of helping the village kids ...
Where To Sleep In Hsipaw

Hsipaw, Myanmar: The Village Of Goodbyes Part #1

We left the temples, payas and pagoda’s of Bagan to head for the hills, tribes and treks in the northern village of Hsipaw. But first we had to go to another one of Myanmar’s major cities, Mandalay. Not just a congested mix of buildings and traffic, Mandalay actually has some charm and there is plenty ...
Burma On The Brink: Travelling from Bangkok to Burma

Burma On The Brink: Travelling from Bangkok to Burma

Our flight from Delhi to Bangkok left at 5:00 in the morning so we decided to sleep in the airport. There’s no point booking a hotel just to get up at 2:00am to be at the airport in time for an international flight. The airport was nice enough but the seats were uncomfortable and hard ...