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Traveling in Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia

Brent Morrison — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:30:38 +0000

After leaving Inle Lake, we prepared for the next major stop on our adventure: Cambodia. Before leaving Myanmar, we headed up to Mandalay for a few days to check out the city. We’d heard two differing reviews from other travelers of Myanmar’s major centers: One said, “skip Yangon, it’s dirty and there’s not much there. […]

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Magda and Brent’s Adventure in Myanmar – Inle Lake

Brent Morrison — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:35:25 +0000

When you come to Myanmar, there are three or four places everyone will say you must visit: Bagan, the main cities of Yangon and Mandalay, and Inle Lake. Inle Lake may be the most famous tourist destination among the Burmese people, and its floating villages and markets attract many tourists from within the country as […]

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Bagan Temples – The Must See Travel Destination of 2017

Brent Morrison — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:23:57 +0000

Bagan is unreal. Without question, it is one of the most amazing places we have ever seen. I cannot begin to describe the surreal beauty of thousands upon thousands of temples scattered throughout the mixed jungle/desert landscape. Pictures don’t do it justice, despite us taking probably a few thousand photos during our few days here. […]

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Why You Should Visit Myanmar While Teaching in Asia

Brent Morrison — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 22:08:55 +0000

Arriving in Yangon, Myanmar Yangon! We finally made it to one of the destinations we were most excited to reach on this trip. When we first started planning our journey, we were looking at Thailand with a few stops in Vietnam and Cambodia. As things evolved, we decided to visit Myanmar and Laos (and the Middle East […]

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Where In The World Are Magda and Brent?

Brent Morrison — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:14 +0000

Follow Magda and Brent as they travel abroad on an epic journey through Asia, the Middle East and Europe! Over the next several months, Magda, an Oxford Seminars TESOL/TESL/TEFL Course graduate, and Brent, an Oxford Seminars instructor, will be on the adventure of a lifetime. Follow them to see blog posts, photos, and videos of every new […]

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