![Entering the 'Union of Myanmar' from Mae Sai, Thailand's northernmost point](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92226839.x5j0Zjpf.BorderGate.jpg) Entering the 'Union of Myanmar' from Mae Sai, Thailand's northernmost point |
![Cigarette vendors in the Burmese border town of Tachileik](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92226846.FiiKPt1h.CigTraders.jpg) Cigarette vendors in the Burmese border town of Tachileik |
![A monk blesses the giver of alms, Tachileik](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227521.PbgS7mMf.GivingAlms.jpg) A monk blesses the giver of alms, Tachileik |
![Buddhist monk, Tachileik](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/92226841.VwpLariN.TachMonk.jpg) Buddhist monk, Tachileik |
![Burma/Myanmar: Three-wheeled transport, Tachileik](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92231343.ZaXsWU64.Tach3wheeler.jpg) Burma/Myanmar: Three-wheeled transport, Tachileik |
![Safe journey... the 163-km. bus ride to Kengtung will take 5 hours or more](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227513.7I2G75HL.BusIncense.jpg) Safe journey... the 163-km. bus ride to Kengtung will take 5 hours or more |
![One of the original city gates, Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92226845.yVayzzbW.CityGate.jpg) One of the original city gates, Kengtung |
![Securely locked, the local branch of the National League for Democracy](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/92226847.Ot7693Ot.jpg) Securely locked, the local branch of the National League for Democracy |
![Kengtung monks set out in search of alms](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/92226844.BhvudKyq.jpg) Kengtung monks set out in search of alms |
![Shall we pick up a video after prayers tonight?](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/92226849.YbuBSbYe.jpg) Shall we pick up a video after prayers tonight? |
![Mr Reptile promotes condoms...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227543.rEacLY1u.MrCondom.jpg) Mr Reptile promotes condoms... |
![No school today, Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227545.qH2sA3cV.Schoolgirls.jpg) No school today, Kengtung |
![Burma's distinctive filigree temple roofs](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227519.ybKSTV8h.Filigree.jpg) Burma's distinctive filigree temple roofs |
![Buddhist pagoda and temple, Kengtung, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/170990171.LTayZE89.jpg) Buddhist pagoda and temple, Kengtung, Myanmar |
![The Mahamyatmuni Buddha](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/92226851.aO7TviLA.jpg) The Mahamyatmuni Buddha |
![Buddhas arranged inside a temple in Kengtung, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/170990172.XRbzELl2.ManyBuddhas_KT.jpg) Buddhas arranged inside a temple in Kengtung, Myanmar |
![Buddhist temple door, Kengtung, Shan State](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/170990181.Cl8kCRUD.jpg) Buddhist temple door, Kengtung, Shan State |
![Buddha image in a niche](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92226862.d6X62aO6.BuddhaNiche.jpg) Buddha image in a niche |
![Wat Jom Kham overlooks the Naung Tung Lake at Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92226852.fPon725k.JomKhamV.jpg) Wat Jom Kham overlooks the Naung Tung Lake at Kengtung |
![Golden stupa of Wat Jom Kham at Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227523.1u4VbSvX.JomKham2.jpg) Golden stupa of Wat Jom Kham at Kengtung |
![Novice monk, Kengtung, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/o3/39/733439/1/107617440.MV8iTSLv.KengtungNovice.jpg) Novice monk, Kengtung, Myanmar |
![Naung Tung Lake](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/92226858.CF1mw60c.jpg) Naung Tung Lake |
![Colonial-era villa above the lake](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92228098.uW4p5fcu.ColonialVilla.jpg) Colonial-era villa above the lake |
![A morning market near Harry's Guesthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227529.GyAarawN.MorningMkt2.jpg) A morning market near Harry's Guesthouse |
![Shan woman, Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/39/733439/1/92227536.fy59Tjdm.ShanWoman2.jpg) Shan woman, Kengtung |
![Shan woman](https://a4.pbase.com/o3/39/733439/1/107617444.2gyvN1RR.ShanWoman3.jpg) Shan woman |
![Shan man, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/107617442.q7UD5fNP.jpg) Shan man, Myanmar |
![Shan woman, Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227534.C9t1HC72.ShanWoman.jpg) Shan woman, Kengtung |
![Sandals for sale, Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227532.UZZDXcDR.Sandals.jpg) Sandals for sale, Kengtung |
![In the morning market](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227527.cpgbUkgd.MorningMkt.jpg) In the morning market |
![Tribal woman, Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92226861.U9gQKVs7.BlackTurban.jpg) Tribal woman, Kengtung |
![Shan woman, Kengtung, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/92226857.AK0ffUsD.jpg) Shan woman, Kengtung, Myanmar |
![Waiting for customers](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227525.4bOmGFE4.MktBottles.jpg) Waiting for customers |
![Busy with the scales, Central Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227516.xXfJhHC5.CentralMkt2.jpg) Busy with the scales, Central Market |
![Central market, Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227514.aiYutWKR.CentralMkt.jpg) Central market, Kengtung |
![Wicker baskets of fish](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92226860.fGb6dAjC.WickerFish.jpg) Wicker baskets of fish |
![Dried Figs](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227517.Ax9QIXnR.DriedFigs.jpg) Dried Figs |
![A certain symmetry](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227538.uhHUYoCH.Symmetry.jpg) A certain symmetry |
![Eng and Akha hilltribe villages outside Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/92227546.xuQVpaGV.jpg) Eng and Akha hilltribe villages outside Kengtung |
![Children of the En minority, Shan State, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/170990182.Jov56q1c.jpg) Children of the En minority, Shan State, Myanmar |
![An Eng hunter returning home, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227548.A1BbFNRm.EngHunter.jpg) An Eng hunter returning home, Myanmar |
![Eng woman shows off her blackened teeth, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227552.PQNBAtq8.EngTeeth.jpg) Eng woman shows off her blackened teeth, Myanmar |
![An Eng infant near Kengtung, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227550.jQAUEQ5l.EngInfant.jpg) An Eng infant near Kengtung, Myanmar |
![Eng tribal weaver at her loom](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/39/733439/2/92227555.1fnxVhfP.jpg) Eng tribal weaver at her loom |
![An Akha woman never removes her head-dress (Laos & Thailand)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227742.gFfCYTDG.AkhaWoman.jpg) An Akha woman never removes her head-dress (Laos & Thailand) |
![Akha mother and child, outside Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o3/39/733439/1/107617656.KnMe1UGc.AkhaMum.jpg) Akha mother and child, outside Kengtung |
![An Akha infant outside Kengtung, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227743.w3ubCbMx.AkhaTot.jpg) An Akha infant outside Kengtung, Myanmar |
![School's out for these hilltribe children, outside Kengtung](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/39/733439/1/92227745.NA1hLGOE.SchoolsOut.jpg) School's out for these hilltribe children, outside Kengtung |