2 flights, 3 countries, 2 nights, 16–18 Dec
HanoiChiang Mai2nMandalay
Stay 2 nights in Chiang Mai, ending in Mandalay with no flight back. Chiang Mai is near mountains. About 1,200 km of flying in all as the crow flies. Typical December highs are 29°C everywhere. Flights work out at about €124 a night.
Stop by stop
Hanoi
Vietnam, Start, Wed 16 Dec
Chiang Mai
Thailand, 2 nights, 16–18 Dec
Northern Thailand's main city, a walled old town full of temples below Doi Suthep, with night markets, cooking classes and hill treks out of town.
Typical December: highs of 29°C, dryNo other city has fares in and out on these days.
Mandalay
Myanmar, Last stop, Fri 18 Dec
Myanmar's last royal capital, with the moated palace, Mandalay Hill and monasteries, and old capitals around it such as Amarapura's U Bein teak bridge and Inwa.
Typical December: highs of 29°C, drySwap at randomSwap Mandalay for…
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