WARNING: What you see isn’t always what you get in Yangon

When you make a reservation anywhere in the world from a reputable website such as Agoda, you generally don’t suspect that you will be victim to drastic fraudulent advertising of properties. Arriving in Yangon, Myanmar though, I was definitely surprised to find my room had only two of the facilities in the tiny windowless shoebox,…

Learn how to find peace on a budget in busy Bangkok

In a venture to stay central but have a small haven of peace and tranquillity, I stumbled across Khaosan Baan Thai on Hostelworld. Advertised as a cosy and clean Thai house only a 10 minute walk north of Khao San Rd, I was delighted to find that it is truly what you get. Down a…

Trying new things isn’t always a good idea

When you stay in a place long enough, you fall into a routine. From day one of my stay in Sairee on Koh Tao, I had been dining at the same place for breakfast every morning, stating it was the very best on offer. To test this theory and through the encouragement of monsoonal rains, we decided…

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