https://grrrltraveler.com A Female Solo Travel Blog | It's not a vacation until you survive it! Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:52:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/favicon.gif https://grrrltraveler.com 32 32 https://grrrltraveler.com/must-try-foods-in-myanmar/ Sat, 22 Jun 2019 23:20:48 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=41060 https://grrrltraveler.com/9-types-transportation-myanmar-burma/ https://grrrltraveler.com/9-types-transportation-myanmar-burma/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2019 13:16:21 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=41201 Types of Transportation in Myanmar / Burma. Many travelers want to know how to get around in Myanmar? For a female solo traveler without a guidebook or a hard-set plan (aka winging it… I winged it), getting around Myanmar didn’t feel difficult… at all. Using Burmese transportation always felt efficient and safe.  Although I didn’t...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/9-types-transportation-myanmar-burma/feed/ 13 https://grrrltraveler.com/packing-for-southeast-asia/ https://grrrltraveler.com/packing-for-southeast-asia/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:23:18 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=5070 Summer is probably the easiest season to pack for. It will strip you of any excess or bulky layers, whenever you think of them and as most travelers know, there's no such thing as packing too light. But what if you're traveling to a culture with conservative dress values? Do you still pack light? Yes and No...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/packing-for-southeast-asia/feed/ 2 https://grrrltraveler.com/7-days-myanmar-itinerary/ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:25:22 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=39951 Myanmar. What can you see in 7 days? Probably more than you think. Myanmar is a country that runs slow, so I didn’t feel harried even if I was sprinting it. While there were places where I could stay longer, I also felt satisfied with the amount I saw and still managed to learn much about its...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-do-yangon-myanmar/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-do-yangon-myanmar/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:18:04 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=45143 Things to Do in Yangon, Myanmar | Yangon Travel Guide “Lost” can mean stranded or it can mean discovery. So there’s an art to “getting lost”… successfully. Although I’ve had my share of the good, bad and ugly in travel,  so when things go wrong , I like to take that as an opportunity for discovery....]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-do-yangon-myanmar/feed/ 3 https://grrrltraveler.com/top-hot-destinations-for-2015/ https://grrrltraveler.com/top-hot-destinations-for-2015/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:00:58 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=45430 Do you love Instagram? So do I.  Are you following my Instagram account? Recently, Instagram has become my playground. It’s short-form storytelling, where I can jot thoughtful scribbles and highlight doodles into my traveler’s notebook.  Of course, it’s all about food, travel and life.  But for me, blogging and YouTube, even Facebook can complicate my mind with words and the need...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/top-hot-destinations-for-2015/feed/ 10 https://grrrltraveler.com/shwedagon-pagoda-made-me-weep/ https://grrrltraveler.com/shwedagon-pagoda-made-me-weep/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2014 19:02:37 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=39744 I couldn’t find that one word to describe it all without making it sound like just another adjective. “Stunning”, “magnificent”, “monumental”, “shimmering”, “intense,…”?  Nope, nope, nope, nope. Stun – mag – mon – shim – int is more like it. The Shwedagon Pagoda is Yangon city’s most brilliant treasure to date and its grandeur should be “experienced”. Not written. Over 2,600...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/shwedagon-pagoda-made-me-weep/feed/ 4 https://grrrltraveler.com/buddhist-monks-how-to-wrap-a-sari/ https://grrrltraveler.com/buddhist-monks-how-to-wrap-a-sari/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:00:04 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=43647 Buddhist monks are a prominent part of Southeast Asia culture.  You can’t go very far without seeing an orange, yellow or red robe sauntering by.   In terms of a fashionable lifestyle, the Buddhist order appears fairly limited and yet, you might still be surprised by its options.  I know I was. In countries like Thailand and...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/buddhist-monks-how-to-wrap-a-sari/feed/ 4 https://grrrltraveler.com/16-tips-for-traveling-alone-by-night-bus/ https://grrrltraveler.com/16-tips-for-traveling-alone-by-night-bus/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 08:11:49 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=40976 Tips for traveling alone on a night bus  Will the seats be cramped? Is there a toilet on the bus? What if I get sick?  Is it safe? A  lot of  travelers, experience reluctance towards the idea of taking an overnight or sleeper bus.   Mostly, it’s because you can never be sure what you’ll...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/16-tips-for-traveling-alone-by-night-bus/feed/ 25 https://grrrltraveler.com/taken-for-a-ride-in-bagan/ https://grrrltraveler.com/taken-for-a-ride-in-bagan/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 22:01:02 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=37839 It was 3 am (yes, in the morning) and I wasn’t quite feeling the humor of the situation I was in, being jostled in the back of my “taxi”. My head bobbled between fatigue and silent petrification,  as I bounced  along deserted streets, in the back of a wagon.  What was I thinking? Why did...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/taken-for-a-ride-in-bagan/feed/ 24