The Guardian Writing Contest; 8 Things To Do In Yangon; Foreigners Are Grossed Out By Wonder Bread

I come across lots of interesting travel stories during the week, only some of which I have time to blog about. So every Friday, I include a wrap-up of the most interesting travel stories of the week.

Stories You May Have Missed: Week of October 11 Edition

• The Guardian is sponsoring a travel writing contest. Winners of each of the eight categories can win trips to everywhere from Machu Picchu to Everest. [The Guardian]

• The Singaporean budget carrier Scoot has begun offering child-free sections of their planes to those willing to pony up $14 for the “upgrade.” No word yet on whether they will also begin a person-next-to-you-not-allowed-to-bother-you section of the plane down the road. [ABC News]

• Did you know that Pinterest is the world’s most popular trip-planning site (according to Pinterest that is)? Pinterest recently revealed that there are 660 million pins in its travel category. [NBC News]

• Maui has rodeos, and cowboys, and even cows. The New York Times visited Maui to check out its little-known cowboy culture. [New York Times]

• In case you hadn’t heard, everyone and their mother is visiting Burma (Myanmar) these days. If you’re in Yangon, here are 8 things you can see and do. [Forbes]

• Foreigners think it’s gross Americans eat Wonder Bread. Here are 7 other things Americans eat that grosses them out. [Business Insider]

By Matt Stabile

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Matt Stabile is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheExpeditioner.com. You can read his writings, watch his travel videos, purchase the book he co-edited or contact him via email at any time at TheExpeditioner.com. (@TheExpeditioner)