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  • 06 2019 November

    50 Awesome Travel Blog Name Ideas

    50 77 Awesome Travel Blog Name Ideas When I was getting ready to launch my travel blog, I had a really tough time picking a name for the blog.  In reality, the name of a travel...

  • 18 2017 April

    Video: 10 Days in Patagonia with EcoCamp

    Read more about our trip here: https://thisworldrocks.com/tag/patagonia/ Learn more about EcoCamp here: http://ecocamp.travel Song: “Way Down We Go” by Kaleo http://www.officialkaleo.com/music...

  • 18 2017 February

    Wild Horse Trekking with EcoCamp in Patagonia

    Today was our first morning waking up at EcoCamp, and it takes us only one step outside of our dome to be completely in awe of the view.  EcoCamp is built on top of a small ridge,...

  • 29 2017 January

    Our Home for the Next Week: EcoCamp Patagonia

    After a 45-hour journey via Santiago, we have finally made it to Chilean Patagonia!  The final eight hours of our journey took place this morning with a flight from Santiago to Punta Arenas, followed by a...

  • 22 2017 January

    On Our Way to Patagonia: 24 Hours in Santiago, Chile

    When it comes to choosing travel destinations, I never have a shortage of methods on how to decide where I go next.  There are places I’ve dreamed about forever, places inspired by history or wonder, places I’ve heard...

One of the craziest parts of our three weeks in Myanmar was the traveling experiences on taxis, trains, and buses.  I have compiled a set of short stories about some of the crazier experiences we...

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“You’re not the Forgotten Army… Nobody’s ever heard of you.” Towards the end of 1943, the British/Indian Army in Burma(Myanmar now) was in pretty rough spirits.  Nearly two years had passed since the Japanese had...

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Myanmar Cheat Sheet

June 7, 2013

Not planning a trip to Myanmar any time soon?  Well no problem.  Just read this cheat sheet, and you’ll be able to fool anyone into thinking you’ve spent a month there.  – Dan The people...

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After another adventurous Myanmar overnight bus ride we have found ourselves in the center of country at one its most beautiful lakes, Inle Lake.  Our first day here we spent lounging around, recovering from the fast pace...

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We only have one full day in Mandalay, and we are going to make the most of it.  We have found two motorbike drivers, (an uncle and his nephew), who are going to take us...

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Mandalay to Hsipaw Our second week in Myanmar has us exploring the Northern Shan State of this beautiful country. After a couple of days in Mandalay, we have now found ourselves on another train, headed...

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One of the more interesting scenes we came across in Myanmar was the car graveyard outside of Yangon.  We took the commuter train around the entire city and saw some pretty cool stuff, but the...

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Bagan, Myanmar has one of the most unique landscapes in the world – over 2,000 ancient temples, pagodas, and shrines scattered over an area of 16 square miles. Built in the 11th and 12th centuries, they...

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After three days in Yangon, we are ready to embark on our first Myanmar train experience.  Our destination is a city in Northern Myanmar that has been at the top of our must-visit list for...

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Our expectations of our trip to Myanmar as a whole were high, but I admit my interest and expectations in Yangon were low.  We only have three days here in Myanmar’s biggest city, and the plan is...

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