Myanmar

The Shwesandaw Pagoda was built almost 1,000 years ago, by order of King Anawrahta, the founder of the Pagan Empire. It’s one of over 2,000 temples that still stand in …

The Mon and Kayin States in southeastern Myanmar (Burma) offer great adventures. While both states are geographically among the country’s smallest, and equally low in population, they have no shortage …

Dog Sledding is an adventure not to miss. One of the best places to enjoy it is in the Canadian Province of Quebec. Join us in this winter-wonderland of fun!

Reading Time: 5 minutesKawthaung, the southernmost town of Myanmar, is separated from Thailand’s Ranong Province by a broad estuary in the Pakchan River, also known as the Kra Buri River. …

Reading Time: 4 minutesOver the last couple of months, I had the privilege to travel along the 1,930 km (1,200 mi) coast of Myanmar, all the way from the north, …

Reading Time: 4 minutesBoating down the Ayeyarwady (or Irrawaddy) River sounds like Myanmar’s version of “The Love Boat”. It could be, but it certainly is not what I have in …

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNagaland, which stretches across a remote area in the northwest of Myanmar and northeast of India, celebrates its New Year during mid-January. What impressed me most …

Reading Time: 26 minutesShan State, in particular the “Golden Triangle” which spans across Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, has a rich, yet tumultuous history!  Fortunately, Myanmar’s “Wild East” has now been …

Reading Time: 18 minutesIn the remote northwestern corner of Myanmar lies Nagaland—home to the Naga people who live peacefully on both sides of the border between India and Myanmar.  During …

Reading Time: 17 minutesUndiscovered and off-limits to tourists for a long time, this is what awaits you: An archipelago surrounded by brilliant azure sea waters dotted with hundreds of remote islands with pristine white-sand beaches …