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Myanmar, the golden land

‘How was Burma?” ‘You mean Myanmar.’ ‘Yeah that’s what I meant, Myanmar.’ ‘It was fabulous.’ ‘Where is it again?’ This has been the casual exchange since I have returned from my jaunt to Myanmar (or to be technical the Republic of the Union of Myanmar). I can understand why people ask where it is. Myanmar has not been included …

Plastic free kitchen (almost)

I am excited this week. You might think it's because I have my impending trip to Myanmar in six days. Well I am excited for that! But this week I'm excited about something else... My kitchen is almost free of plastic packaging. That’s right. I predict in the next fortnight there will be no more food in plastic packaging. The…