Through my work I get to visit a lot of very interesting places, which includes the odd arms fair. And this is what led me to the Egypt Defense Expo, AKA EDEX 2023 Why would I go to an arms festival? Well part of my work does involve me being a high-risk travel consultant, so…
If you are flying from Don Mueang International Airport and want to avoid the traffic then getting an airport hotel is a good idea. Said hotels can be split into categories, actually at the airport, or a few km’s out. For the later Poolside Villas seems to be the best value. What the Poolside Villas…
For those not aware, whilst Cairo is the capital of Egypt, there is a new Egypt Capital, which has the imaginative name of New Administrative Capital. I found this out by asking our guide – who confirmed what a crap name it was. In case you are interested though it is called العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة…
Really quite like anything else in other cities of the world, the Circular Train Yangon is one of the best ways to not just travel around the city, but also to do a scenic tour. What is the circular train Yangon? It is quite literally exactly what it sounds like it is and that is…
Whether this is actually the best bar in Yangon I do not know as I did not get enough time to drink absolutely everywhere, but Disco School Girl Bar was certainly the best bar on 19th Street. What attracted me to this bar? Well there are only about 5 bars on the street, so I…
If you are looking for the place where all the cool kids go to party in Yangon, then it would appear that the place to be is THOR, or rather The Heart of Rangoon (Thor you get it). Finding Thor in the Yangon Nightlife Before coming here I had actually not heard of the place,…
