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How to Change Money in Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma)

On August 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Myanmar (Burma), Travel, Travel Advice

Little Nuns in Bogyoke Aung San Market

How to Change Money in Yangon Without Getting Scammed

1. Go to Bogyoke Aung San Market in Yangon (map here) between 9:30 and 4:00 pm, ignoring anyone who asks you along the way if you need to change money. You [...]

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Getting Robbed in Yangon, Myanmar: The Complete Story

On August 10, 2012 · 17 Comments · In Myanmar (Burma)

The Yangon train station at night. Also? The scene of the robbery.

Myanmar is supposed to be incredibly safe. The guidebooks, seasoned travelers, and the internet are all the same in their reassurances of Yangon’s safety and urging to talk and connect with locals eager to chat with someone from [...]

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The Fascinating Tale of How We Went to Myanmar and Never Left Yangon

On August 10, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Let Me Explain Myself, Myanmar (Burma)

A bus in Yangon that I did not ride.

Eight days is a very small amount of time to spend in Myanmar, but a very long time to spend in Yangon.

Even in the best of conditions, travel in Myanmar is a notoriously uncomfortable affair, with rainy season heightening the [...]

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How to Have Fun in a Tourist Trap

On May 28, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Travel

A trap fashioned by Viet Cong for US soldiers near the Cu Chi tunnels

The tourist trap. Everyone who has journeyed to a locale without the aid of local friends falls into one at some point another. Nearly any feature that attracts tourists has an economy [...]

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How to Get to the Grand Palace from Silom Road in Bangkok

On December 13, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Bangkok, Thailand, Travel

What to Wear

First things first. If you want to visit the Grand Palace and with it, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, you’ll need to wear appropriate clothing. No one can wear shorts or a tank top. Men need to wear pants and a shirt [...]

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