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Hannah Watson on her book “The Jungle War” and remembering the Forgotten Army.
Travelling along the mysterious, sometimes nefarious, rail network of Myanmar.
Once ruled by a hybrid Buddhist-Islamic court, now both history and territory is disputed.
Orwell and the “boozers and bores” of the British Empire in Katha, northern Burma.
Boom-boxes and headbands – dancing on the 100-man boats at Inle’s largest festival.
Along the Gokteik Viaduct to Hsipaw: town of princes and bacchanalia.
The city of Myanmar’s oldest civilisation and the artists that disappeared in the night.
Planting seeds, selling veggies. We have a chat at Yangon’s urban farm.
What to do with five thousand captive elephants? We speak to Green Hill Valley.
Alex Bescoby speaks to us about exploring the forgotten history of Myanmar.
The story of renovating Yangon`s most celebrated hotel in the 1990s.
We travel down the Ayeyarwaddy River from Mandalay to Bagan.
Three hoteliers passionate about heritage, the environment, and intimate experiences.
First of our Road Trip Series: a photo essay into Nagaland on the Indian border.
Myanmar boxing is beginning to change its shape in the glare of international attention.
We speak to Helen & Win about their journey to working in Yangon’s hippest hotel.
Traveling down the Irrawaddy River with Somerset Maugham.
Climbing the hills and tasting the tea in Southern Shan State.
A small British charity continues to work for the sake of forgotten allies from WW2.
We sit down for a chat with two employees working in Myanmar hospitality.
Visiting Pann Nann Ein over the Yangon River, creating handicrafts with the disabled.
Exploring the history of elephants in Burma and their changing role in Myanmar today.
Saw Berny, a Karen veteran who fought with the covert British Force 136 during WW2.
Creating books for children on issues ranging from female empowerment to child soldiers.
Speaking with Dawei’s first tour guide about what is on offer on the Tanintharyi coast.
In conversation with Grammar Productions, hearing the stories of forgotten allies of WW2.
Saw Tun Thein worked with the Royal Engineers up until the Japanese invasion in 1942.
Speaking to the ladies who set up Yangon’s first Wa Restaurant & Cocktail Bar.
Five Britons who lived in Burma, with stories more interesting than that of Rudyard Kipling.
A social enterprise helping Myanmar youth into the catering and hospitality sector.
A veteran of Anglo-Burmese descent who fought alongside the British during WW2.
Sitting down with Aung Ko Ko, GM of Villa Inle Boutique Hotel, bringing sustainability to luxury.
In celebration of ASEAN at 50, here are our 50 top things to do, see, and eat in Myanmar.
Complicated, but charming. The tradition of applying Thanaka bark paste.
Seeking veterans in Myanmar who fought beside the British in the Second World War.
Into the chilly, fissured landscape of Chinland, a State like no other in Myanmar.
Indawgyi is slowly opening up to travellers. But the shadow of the dragons looms overhead.
Kalaw: colonial heritage, Indian cuisine, and aspersion of eccentricity.
From the Inthar of Inle to the Moken of Mergui, fishing in ingenious and magnificent ways.
Sustainable tourism and the hidden ‘Little Switzerland’ of Shan State.
Rich with colonial history, we recommends how to spend a day in the City of Flowers.
Cho Lei Aung of Tree Food on jaggery, and other forgotten, precious things of Myanmar.
We look at the best destinations for those seeking sun, sand and sea in Myanmar.
Kipling, the man who created the romantic veil, and Orwell, who tried to rip it away.
Handsome towns, rich in colonial history and intrigue.
An icon for non-violent resistance, from arrest to parliament to arrest once more.
Ma Khin: housing, supporting and training marginalised youth in Yangon.
Pongyis and pagodas: we celebrate the exuberance of Buddhist Burma.
A sunrise balloon over the temples allows for a dawning appreciation of Bagan’s allure.
Reed warblers swoop past fishermen, creeper-clad ruins and serenading Shan youth.
The spillage of empires has been mopped up. Mandalay remains Myanmar’s cultural capital.
City of dreams and gold, Yangon is erupting with the energy to spurn its shackles.
Erratic fire-crackers and an aspersion of mania: Thadingut – in Hsipaw.
Train travel reaches its zenith between the City of Flowers and the alluvial hills of Hsipaw.
Escape the hullabaloo, lollop through verdant paddy and past waving whippersnappers.
Watch plastic bags be transformed into chic purses and drink toddy on the canal.
To some it is ‘Special Region 4.’ To others, it is the Wild Wild East, Myanmar’s Sin City …
Climbing the hills and tasting the tea in Southern Shan State.
Kalaw: colonial heritage, Indian cuisine, and aspersion of eccentricity.
Rich with colonial history, we recommends how to spend a day in the City of Flowers.
A sunrise balloon over the temples allows for a dawning appreciation of Bagan’s allure.
Reed warblers swoop past fishermen, creeper-clad ruins and serenading Shan youth.
The spillage of empires has been mopped up. Mandalay remains Myanmar’s cultural capital.
City of dreams and gold, Yangon is erupting with the energy to spurn its shackles.
Three hoteliers passionate about heritage, the environment, and intimate experiences.
Visiting Pann Nann Ein over the Yangon River, creating handicrafts with the disabled.
Exploring the history of elephants in Burma and their changing role in Myanmar today.
A social enterprise helping Myanmar youth into the catering and hospitality sector.
Sitting down with Aung Ko Ko, GM of Villa Inle Boutique Hotel, bringing sustainability to luxury.
Ma Khin: housing, supporting and training marginalised youth in Yangon.
A small British charity continues to work for the sake of forgotten allies from WW2.
Saw Berny, a Karen veteran who fought with the covert British Force 136 during WW2.
In conversation with Grammar Productions, hearing the stories of forgotten allies of WW2.
Saw Tun Thein worked with the Royal Engineers up until the Japanese invasion in 1942.
A veteran of Anglo-Burmese descent who fought alongside the British during WW2.
Seeking veterans in Myanmar who fought beside the British in the Second World War.
Complicated, but charming. The tradition of applying Thanaka bark paste.
Seeking veterans in Myanmar who fought beside the British in the Second World War.
Indawgyi is slowly opening up to travellers. But the shadow of the dragons looms overhead.
Hannah Watson on her book “The Jungle War” and remembering the Forgotten Army.
Travelling along the mysterious, sometimes nefarious, rail network of Myanmar.
Planting seeds, selling veggies. We have a chat at Yangon’s urban farm.
What to do with five thousand captive elephants? We speak to Green Hill Valley.
Alex Bescoby speaks to us about exploring the forgotten history of Myanmar.
The story of renovating Yangon`s most celebrated hotel in the 1990s.
Three hoteliers passionate about heritage, the environment, and intimate experiences.
We speak to Helen & Win about their journey to working in Yangon’s hippest hotel.
We sit down for a chat with two employees working in Myanmar hospitality.
Creating books for children on issues ranging from female empowerment to child soldiers.
Speaking with Dawei’s first tour guide about what is on offer on the Tanintharyi coast.
Speaking to the ladies who set up Yangon’s first Wa Restaurant & Cocktail Bar.
A social enterprise helping Myanmar youth into the catering and hospitality sector.
Sitting down with Aung Ko Ko, GM of Villa Inle Boutique Hotel, bringing sustainability to luxury.
Sustainable tourism and the hidden ‘Little Switzerland’ of Shan State.
Cho Lei Aung of Tree Food on jaggery, and other forgotten, precious things of Myanmar.
Ma Khin: housing, supporting and training marginalised youth in Yangon.
