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Californian Beauty – California Skin Spa Review

Last Friday I spent my evening at California Skin Spa. I was greeted very warmly by a host of beauty therapists, after answering a...

Burma Boom

During my trip last year to Myanmar I barely saw any tourists. In Rangoon I didn’t meet any white faces anywhere except for at...

Old Photos of Myanmar

We've spent the morning checking-out some old photos and post cards of Myanmar. An interesting facebook page is Myanmar Old Photos.   Rangoon 1930     Bus in 1980     Young...

Recommendation of the week: Harvest Season

Yes, this book is about China. Yes, I have lived in China. BUT, it is also a story about development, about travel, about the...

New Opening: Bar Boon

Bar Boon gets it's name from the Dutch word for bean, boon, which naturally is most commonly associated to coffee beans. It's situated on the...

Parkson aka the FMI Center

Parkson aka the FMI Center Ascending the escalators to Parkson feels rather like you're ascending the stairway to the pearly gates and the air-conditioned paradise...

Mawlamyine – a trip out of Yangon

  An easy 7 hour bus ride from Yangon lies Mawlamyine. Mawlamyine is the peaceful capital of Mon state. Famous for being the town where George...

7 Days in Myanmar

Saturday saw the end to the 7 days in Myanmar photography event, which brought together 30 internationally renowned photographers, including 9 based in Myanmar....