Southeast Asia Itinerary

3 Month Southeast Asia Itinerary & Travel Planning Guide

Julie Cambodia, Itinerary, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam 59 Comments

Southeast Asia is the land of ancient temples, tropical beaches, metropolitan cities, mountain villages, and an endless supply of cultural experiences. This 3 month Southeast Asia itinerary allows you not only to see the highlights of this part of the world, but to also to fully immerse yourself in the local culture. On this Southeast Asia itinerary, explore the temples …

What Asia Taught Us

What Traveling Through Asia Has Taught Us

Julie Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam 10 Comments

We have now been traveling through Asia for over five months and still have several more to go. It has been quite the learning experience for our family…new foods, new cultures, lots of history to learn about. Most of it has been a wonderful experience although we have had a few difficulties along the way, just to keep things interesting. …

Cycling in Bagan

Cycling Around the Temples of Bagan

Julie Myanmar 20 Comments

Bagan, Myanmar is one of Myanmar’s most famous destinations for tourism.  There are many ways to explore Bagan’s many temples, either by bike, by taxi, by scooter, or by big tourist bus.  In our opinion, Bagan is the perfect place to explore by bicycle.  The streets are relatively quiet, there are great sandy roads that take you to villages and …

Myanmar Hot Air Balloon

A Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Bagan, Myanmar

Julie Myanmar 8 Comments

Bagan, Myanmar…a mystical land of temples in a tropical, misty landscape.  The best way to see Bagan is by sunrise hot air balloon, a big splurge on our round the world budget, but very much worth it for these bird’s eye views over this beautiful place. Our morning started before sunrise, when we were picked up from our hotel.  By …

Yangon Myanmar

Yangon, Our Introduction to Myanmar

Julie Myanmar 14 Comments

Yangon, once known as Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar.  This city was our introduction to Burmese culture, and we had seven full days to spend here.  Most people tour through Yangon in two or three days but we needed the extra time to get our Thailand visas.  Having the extra time here was awesome…it was great to go …