A hair-raising 4 hr trip from Mawlamyine to Dawei in a jam-packed minivan, with no air-con at 40°C, along shocking roads, with a driver who thought he was behind the wheel of a Ferrari! We didn’t need…

Hot air balloons rising at sunset over stupas and temples which dot the countryside as far as the eye can see. Watching Sunsets over this magnificent landscape from the top of temples. Vibrantly coloured festival parades.

Kanchanaburi has a sad and deeply moving history dating back to World War ll when nearly 90,000 people died building what has become known as the Death Railway. These included 16,000…