Frontier Land; Thailand
From the northern capital Chiang Mai to the border to Myanmar and following it southwards. Lonely roads, jungle, Teak plantations and villages of different ethnic minorities.
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A Tribute to Some of The Ugliest Third World Architecture
Chiang Mai, Thailand; December 2016.
Thailand’s North
The north-east and the north of Thailand. Along Mekong River and steep mountain ranges covered with thick jungle.
The Long Way to Thailand
The story about the long way from Mae Sot in the west of Thailand to Nong Khai in the east.
The Road from Mandalay
From Mandalay to the 3000 pagodas of Bagan, on to Bago and Moulmein in South Myanmar. Finally, to the Thailand to Mae Sot.
Burmese Days
80 years after George Orwell imagined these days in Burma and 35 years after our 1st visit we enter this country again. Not only its name has changed. Also everything else we expect to be different.
On to the Banana Pancake Trail, Laos
Out of China into Laos. A world completely different. Now we arrive at the Banana Pancake Trail which got its name from the countless backpackers trying to go native in South-East Asia.
The Tibet Highway to Yunnan’s Disney World
No longer the highest road in the world, but 1 of the most remote. Until a few years ago closed to all foreigners and most Chinese – the Tibet Highway. 1650km to Yunnan.
Lhasa
l Lhasa Lhasa, 28th September We arrive arrive in the evening in Lhasa. the proud capital of the Autonomous Province of Tibet. In town we stay at Yak Hotel: very centrally located, it seems it’s the place to stay and a narrow, full but secured parking for Prado. Of course, the ultimate must-have-seen-site in Lhasa is…
In Tibet
The highest road in the world from West Tibet to Lhasa. 2500km over numerous passes over 5000m, on the plateau of 4500m, along turquois lakes and the mountain chains of the Himalaya to the heart of Tibet with its monasteries in historic towns.