The Viewpoint Shan Restaurant, Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar.

Situated inside the Viewpoint Ecolodge, on a pretty canal that leads from the town of Nyaung Shwe to Inle lake, The Viewpoint Shan Restaurant is definitely Nyaung Shwes “fanciest” restaurant  – well, it’s said to be the only one in town with aircon so you can’t really argue with that can you?! You can tell…

Aythaya Wine Festival, Aythaya Vineyards, Taunggyi, Myanmar.

As I mentioned in my earlier post, I was lucky enough to be invited up to the beautiful Aythaya vineyards in Taunggyi, in Shan state, at the end of March for their first (hopefully annual) wine festival. The grounds of the vineyard were opened to the public from 10am-10pm with activities including grape crushing (something…

Bamboo Hut, Nyaung Shwe, Shan State, Myanmar.

I was lucky enough to be invited, along with a couple of work colleagues up to the Ayethaya vineyards in Shan State for their first annual wine festival, and so decided to head up the day before in order to relax and enjoy some delicious Shan food. My first (and only!) port of call for…

Exploring The Mergui Archipelago On The Mergui Princess, Thingyan 2018.

Having spent last year stuck in Yangon, working, over Thingyan, I jumped at the chance to take the final spot aboard the private boat my friends had chartered to sail them around the Mergui Archipelago on a 5 day/4 night cruise this year. The Mergui Archipelago lies to the south of Myanmar in the Andaman…