An Announcement: The Trip of a Lifetime – 100Essential Travel Experiences
It’s been quiet on Travel Cake these past few months. Some of you have been asking me where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to. Well, I can tell you this much: I haven’t been slacking! I’ve moved from Ecuador to Belgium where I have been slaving away at a 9 to 5 desk […]
Birthdays Abroad
29 Trips Around the Sun: Birthday Moments from Around the World For the past seven years, I’ve been lucky enough to celebrate my birthday abroad—either doing something wild or lazing in the shade of a coconut tree. Since this year was a little different (read: no palm trees or plane tickets), I decided to take […]
Thingyan, Water festival in Myanmar
Who doesn’t love a smashing New Year’s party? Now imagine that bash lasting for days, taking place outdoors under a blazing sun, and involving obscene amounts of water. Welcome to Thingyan — Myanmar’s water festival, held around mid-April to ring in the Burmese New Year. It’s the country’s biggest and most important holiday, and it’s […]
2013 Travel Summary
2013 flew by so fast, I barely saw the months pass.In terms of travel, it was insane. I moved from Europe to Asia and wound up in a place that “forces” me to leave the country at least every two months just to renew my visa.Not the worst deal, right? Here’s a look back at […]
Myanmar: land of infinite Buddhas
Myanmar: A Thousand? Try Hundreds of Thousands of Pagodas Myanmar is often called the “land of a thousand pagodas.†A thousand feels wildly inaccurate.“Hundreds of thousands†might be more fitting. The Burmese seem to dedicate their lives to honouring Buddha — and building pagodas, stupas, and temples. Each structure holds relics or statues of Buddha, […]
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