WeLuxe Journal

Bagan at Sunrise, Yangon at Dusk — And Everything I Got Wrong

I arrived in Myanmar with hesitation. Not because I didn’t want to go — quite the opposite. It had long been on my list. But like many people, I carried assumptions shaped by headlines and quiet warnings from family. I expected to feel tension the...

Myanmar land crossing from Thailand

Not only is it one of the most important religious and sacred places in all of Myanmar but it is also quite a sight to behold, with the main pagoda standing at 110meters of gold!  Pagoda claim that “No visit to the Union of Myanmar is complete...

Shwedagon: a Pagoda like no other

Not only is it one of the most important religious and sacred places in all of Myanmar but it is also quite a sight to behold, with the main pagoda standing at 110meters of gold!  Pagoda claim that “No visit to the Union of Myanmar is complete...