The Top 5 Things to Do in Yangon, Myanmar [Guest Post]
Myanmar is Southeast Asia’s newest must visit location. Relatively untouched by tourism for many years, the whole country seems to still be in the past. Yangon (formally Rangoon) has been …
Month: July 2013
Laos: The Perfect Destination for Budget Travelers
There’s something special about Laos. Despite being the most bombed country per capita in history, the people of this often-overlooked country are full of smiles and eager to greet travelers …
6 Tips for Surviving a Bus Trip in South America [Guest Post]
My head knocked against the windowpane as the bus hit a bump in the road. I woke up and saw nothing but darkness and a single road in front of …
Smoked Omul, Babushkas, and Lake Baikal
“Should we try it?” my wife and I said to each other, apprehension on our faces. All around us stood old babushkas, heads covered in checkered red scarves, the deep …