After Bagan, we had a fairly short run to the storied city of Mandalay, so we took the opportunity to stop on the way and see a palm products shop. Here they produce everything from palm sugar sweets to palm…
Golden Rock, Naypyitaw and Bagan
The next morning we headed to the local tourist destination, the Golden Rock – legend has it that the precariously balanced rock is held up by one of Buddha’s hairs. To get up the hill, we had to pile into…
Northern Thailand and into Myanmar
Having crossed back into Northern Thailand, we made for Chiang Mai, the largest city in the north. Before leaving Chiang Rai though, we made a stop on the southern outskirts to see the White Temple. Created by an avant-garde artist…