Category Archives: Festival

  • Visit Shwedagon Pagoda Now! Cost, Festivals and Important Info

    Visit Shwedagon Pagoda Now! Cost, Festivals and Important Info

    Within only two and a half years of the border opening to tourists again, Myanmar (Burma) is quickly earning a reputation as a “must-see” country in SE Asia; between the stunning landscape and friendly people, it’s not hard to see why. As more and more tourists infiltrate the pristinely…

  • Thailand Monkey Festival

    Thailand Monkey Festival

    “Dubbed “Monkey City,” the province of Lopburi in Thailand is known for its population of long-tailed macaques that guard its ancient ruins and temples. Thousands of tourists flock to the province, located about 93 miles northeast of Bangkok, to see these urban-adapted monkeys, which some locals believe to be…