The Bamboo Bridge near Pai offers picturesque views over the rice fields harvested by the villagers.

Rice Fields in Pai

At first I was hesitant of even visiting Pai since I had heard that it was quite touristy, but I ended up falling in love with the small town and staying for over a month. This Bamboo Bridge is only one of the countless places to visit around Pai.

Bamboo Bridge in Pai

Though not far away from Northern Thailand's tourist hotspots by linear distance, Loikaw sees only a handful of foreigners visiting a year: With the border to Thailand closed, this undiscovered backwater is a long distance away from Myanmar's tourist destinations. It took me a day to get here from Inle Lake and on the way back, I spent 16 hours in a bumpy, packed bus to get to Yangon. But the long trip was worth it to get a glimpse of this rural part of Myanmar that is home to beautiful temples like this one. With no tourist infrastructure in place and no option to rent a motorbike, I relied on hitchhiking to explore the region around Loikaw. It was an amazing experience and I met so many incredibly nice people!

Taw Kyat Taung Pagoda near Loikaw

Loikaw is a remote town in Eastern Myanmar and sees very little foreign visitors. I met many amazing people there when hitchhiking. After a scary fast motorbike ride, the group of friends who gave me a lift took me to this impressive pagoda.

Pagoda near Loikaw, Myanmar

Pai was my home for 5 weeks at the end of last year. The small town is surrounded by beautiful landscape. I was staying near the White Buddha temple and loved catching the sunset views from there!

Captured	November 22, 2019
Location	Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand
Camera	BuyNikon D5500
Lens	BuySigma 18-35mm F1.8
Exposure Time	1/1000s
Aperture	f/7.1
Focal Length	18mm
ISO	320

Sunset View from White Buddha in Pai

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Rice Fields in Pai

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Taw Kyat Taung Pagoda near Loikaw

Pagoda near Loikaw, Myanmar