BAGAN, Myanmar – The rising sun streaked a light blanket of fog with pink and yellow. Suddenly, pagodas popped out from the mist, some grand and intricate, others squat and modest, some crumbling, ...

Burma has been on the travel no-go list for decades, but after its first democratic elections in 20 years and growing international support calling for an end to the travel boycott, the nation’s ...

There are very few civilizations left in the world that are not inundated with Western culture. In 1990, the newly liberated Budapest was a city with no billboards, shopping malls or fast food ...

While most people flock to countries like Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam when they’re looking for a Southeast Asia adventure, there’s one destination that they’ll be sad they overlooked. Dotted with ...

A series of events has helped draw the world's eyes to Burma over the last year — and for once it's not all negative attention. The release of political leader and democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi ...

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These include the lifting of sanctions, the release of political prisoners and the floatation of the Myanmar currency, which is currently trading at about 850 kyats (pronounced “chat”) to the U.S.

If you do not agree with the oppressive nature and policies of a country’s government, is it better to stay away and protest those policies by not spending your tourist dollars there, or does staying ...

BAGAN, Myanmar — Mr. Aye has a round, aged face and a wide, betel-nut-stained smile. Like many Burmese, he punctuates his speech with giggling, which can be alarming to a Westerner. “Just three years ...