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Looking for Beauty, Soft Skin or a Cure for your Acne Problem? Thanaka is the Answer

Ever wonder what that yellow patch of stuff is on most Burmese women’s faces? Nope, it is not dirt. It is actually an ancient Myanmar cosmetic called thanaka.

Explore Yangon’s Shops & Stalls for Alluring Tastes that will Leave your Tongue Yearning for More

Perhaps you have worked up an appetite after exploring Myanmar’s largest metropolitan city, Yangon. The former capital is one for the ages, not as developed as other Southeast Asian metros (but getting there) and home to a plethora of lakes and parks, traditional Burmese architectures, temples and pagodas as well as colonial buildings.