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Traveling Myanmar in 2025: Beauty, Brokenness, and What I Found

June 8, 2026

Myanmar is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. It is also one of the hardest. This is what I found when I went in late 2025.

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Before You Look Up the Flights, Read This

June 8, 2026

Wandering Emerald isn’t a ‘top ten things to do’ website. It’s built around one belief: that a place is more interesting when you understand it. A welcome note from Merald.

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Travel Notes

Traveling Myanmar in 2025: Beauty, Brokenness, and What I Found

Before You Look Up the Flights, Read This

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