Situated in the highlands of northern Thailand, Chiang Mai is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. We always recommend that our readers add it to their Thailand itinerary. Visitors come to Chiang Mai to play with elephants, trek through hill tribe villages, shop ’til they drop at the endless night markets, …
To date, Myanmar is absolutely, without a doubt my favorite country I’ve ever visited. We encountered the most lovely, welcoming, friendly, amazing people who genuinely had an interest in interacting with foreigners (aka they don’t yet see $$$ when they meet tourists). Every time I look through my old photos of Myanmar I cry a little inside because I’m not back there in that moment and I miss it like crazy. Book your trip, get off the beaten path a bit, and prepare to be amazed!