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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Faraway places with their strange-sounding names” have been calling to me since I was a young child, mesmerized by magic carpet stories that flew me regularly in and out of exciting experiences. How ...

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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 ...