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When I booked my flight from Kuala Lumpur to Yangon (Myanmar), I had to choose between flying out early in the morning or late at night. Since I’m a morning person, I chose the early flight at 6:45 a.m. But, perhaps, I should have done the math on that. Once…

What do you do when you buy your very first GoPro? You try out the TimeWarp feature of course. And here it is, TimeWarp all the way from where I bought the GoPro to my hostel in Chinatown.

With much fanfare, I bought and unboxed my very first action camera: a GoPro Hero 7 Black. Things did not go smoothly as I charged the battery, updated the firmware, and otherwise got it set up. I ran into all kinds of glitches and issues that confused me. But I…

I’m breaking all of my own rules these days. One such rule is to avoid buying brand new tech just before a trip. It’s just asking for trouble. You’ve got to buy this stuff a month or two in advance to have enough time to work out any wrinkles and…

I set myself up for a 5-Street, 5-Snack, 5-Day challenge for Little India, and this is Day 2. I’d hoped to finish all 5 challenges before going to Myanmar, but a certain GoPro got in the way and took up all of my remaining time. (LOTS more about that in…

I apply for a tourist visa for Myanmar at Ever Fine Services in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After that, I sample a special Taiwanese dessert called a snowflake. The owner of the Bingo snowflake shop treated me to a mango snowflake, and it was amazing.

My flight to Myanmar was coming up fast, and I still had a lot of things to do to get ready. I had booked my flight, but I still needed to get a tourist visa. And that meant preparing documents to bring to the agency. On top of that, I…

Little India in Kuala Lumpur’s Brickfield district seemed too large and contained too many snacks for just one visit. I decided to explore the area street by street over five days and try five new snacks (if possible) on five different streets. It’s the 5-Day, 5-Street, 5-Snack Challenge! Day One…

New possessions often lead to a perceived need for even more possessions. And my new Panasonic G85 is no exception. With this new camera has a come a need for new microphones, new bags, new memory cards, and even a new tripod. I did not want to spend a lot…