Traveling around Burma (Myanmar) on a National Geographic photography expedition, I fell in love with the country. It was one of my most enjoyable photo trips anywhere, with very friendly people, good food, great sites, and not too many other tourists. Here are my favorite sites, both to visit and to photograph:
How would you define Burma recipes? How can you tell what kind of flavors and spices you can expect to find in Burma cuisine if you've never tried it before?
A few years ago, I had the chance to spend two weeks with a group of Burmese monks during a major Buddhist cremation in Mae Sot Thailand
Burma (now called Myanmar), the second largest country in the southeast Asia has a distinctive style of food habits. However Burmese cuisine (not so popular as Myanmarese cuisine) has not received as much global recognition as its neighbouring...
Mohinga, Burma's Breakfast of Choice Bursting with contrasting textures, fragrances, and flavours, mohinga is a Burmese catfish chowde...
A monk chanting in a monastery near Nyuangshwe, Myanmar (Burma). I didn't see the kittens at first - they only popped up when they heard the sound of my camera.
Believe it or not -- there's a 1970s-style punk rock subculture in Myanmar! Yukiro and I loved getting to know Kyaw Kyaw, the leader of Burmese punk band Rebel Riot, and his studded, tattooed, Mohawk-ed friends. As you'll see in this post, Yangon's punks play hard. But they also give back to their community in a huge
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Pokhara, Nepal, 1985 Jaipur, India, 1982 Sylhet, Bangladesh, 1983 Goa, India, 1983 10:30am, September 11, NY, USA, 2001 Times Square, New York, USA, 1994 Rome, Italy, 1984 Myanmar (Burma), 2011 Zagreb, Croatia, 1989 Marseille, France, 1988 Mumbai, India, 1996 Angkor Thom, Cambodia, 1998 Myanmar…
A delicious, homemade recipe for Mohinga, Burmese Noodle Soup, the national dish of Burma (Myanmar).
If you are planning to spend 2 weeks in Myanmar: the ultimate itinerary is here for you! I have gathered all the info you need to prepare for your trip.
