I was heading to Burma from Thailand for just one week – so left my big bag in Bangkok and stuffed my carry-on camera bag instead. I’m calling this my Week Away Pack or “WAP” Strategy.

Check out my packing list and watch the how I fit it all in!

Big thanks to everyone who has written me over the last year! Five questions come up fairly frequently, so I thought I’d create an FAQ.

Here’re the answers to the most popular questions ya’ll are asking:

When traveling, there’s always the temptation to “Go Native.” In terms of dress, I mean.

I’m not casting stones. In fact, I can fully appreciate the impulse to indulge, which I guess is fairly obvious since I was christened “Ms. Chiang Mai”! Here’s my new wardrobe: