Shwedagon Paya

Shwedagon Zedi Daw

Driving past the abandoned colonial houses that once housed British administrators, you notice that you can see the road through a foot wide hole in the rusted out bottom of the 20 year old Toyota Corolla you have hired as a taxi. You pull up to the hill in the centre of town that draws […]

Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

Chiang Mai

After negotiating with the songthaew driver in Chiang Mai, you begin your winding journey up Doi Suthep Mountain. The road is lined with bursts of thick jungle and impossible drop offs. As you ascend, the temperature begins to fall. The humid heat of Chiang Mai dissipates and a freshness envelops you as you climb higher […]