We received our visas today. It took two and a half weeks this year to get our visas back from Washington, DC. When we went in 2009, it took a week to get our visas back.

 Burma is expecting the largest number of visitors ever this year. So expect your visa to take longer than [...]

Travel agents in Burma are able to get better prices for you on hotels and flights and reliably book both. While we are normally completely DIY travelers, there are a few more things a travel agent in Yangon can do for you. I don’t normally book airport transfers or a car and driver or a [...]

I was caught up in airline strike a on my way to a meeting in Toronto a number of years ago. As soon as there were rumors of a strike, I looked at other options, and settled on flying to Buffalo, New York. The airline wouldn’t change my flight to Buffalo when the strike was [...]

There are a number of travel forums on the Internet. These are only as good as the people who post, and the editors/moderators who delete spam or inappropriate comments.

So, you are now considering traveling independently. What next?  How do you plan? My rule for planning a great trip is know thy self; know thy destination. Know thyself: What have you loved or not about past trips?  What do you consider to be your best travel experiences?  What do you enjoy doing?  Are you [...]