Where to Drink in Rangoon
— February 25, 2013Burma’s largest city is buzzing and change is in the air—nightlife included
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Starved nation tucks into a feast of words at Myanmar book festival
— February 17, 2013Myanmar’s first international book festival drew the country’s guiding light, leading writers and a home crowd intrigued by the give-and-take of it all
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Aung San Suu Kyi draws thousands to Myanmar’s first literary festival
— February 5, 2013Though the “Lady” was the main attraction, the Irrawaddy Literary Festival managed to focus the spotlight on Myanmar’s changing book landscape
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Enduring the worst winter in the world
— December 7, 2012Nine months in Antarctica braving minus 80 C temperatures is one thing. It’s the three months of darkness that really do you in
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Tony Wheeler’s top 5 edgy destinations
— November 19, 2012You have to be “a bit crazy” to want to go to the weird and wonderful places that excite the Lonely Planet founder
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Quick pitch
— November 1, 2012Networking cuts to the chase with PechaKucha Nights, a quick and fun way to create social connections in an informal setting
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