Have you been to Pagan? Pronounced Pah-Gahn and occasionally spelled Bagan, isn’t a locus for transfixed pagan worshipers. Instead it’s one of the world’s most bewitching archaeological sites.
Have you been to Pagan? Pronounced Pah-Gahn and occasionally spelled Bagan, isn’t a locus for transfixed pagan worshipers. Instead it’s one of the world’s most bewitching archaeological sites.
In 2010 when Myanmar’s repressive military government freed Aung San Suu Kyi from years of unjustified incarceration, the world took notice. Suddenly, closed doors opened. Strict visa laws applied to foreign tourists were relaxed. Interested bystanders bent on visiting Myanmar soon as possible welcomed the change with open arms and wallets. Almost overnight, Myanmar became […]
Flowing through Thailand’s Kanchanaburi Province, the river Kwai has seen its fair share of history. Nearly 70 years ago in October 1943, the infamous ‘Death Railway’ between Thailand and Myanmar reached completion. 415 kilometres of track, marked by terrible human toil and suffering through mountainous terrain, was laid in approximately sixteen months.