After a few days hanging out in Inlay lake I headed north to Mandalay. To catch up with my friends that had headed on ahead I had to take a local bus and head for Kyuakme. I did manage to met up with them in Kyuakme where we spent the night. Kyuakme is a neat place to visit since almost no tourists stay there. We tried our hand at hitchhiking the next morning and easily caught a ride to Hsipaw.
Hsipaw was our starting point for some amazing hiking with Mitch Michael through tea plantations, rice farms, and the mountains.
Fields of peppers drying between Kyuakme and Inlay lake.
Trekking near Inlay Lake
Traditional fishermen on Inlay Lake
Inlay Lake
Kids outside one of the floating pagodas.
One of the lakeside villages.
Mountain roads heading towards Kyuakme.
Hitchiking to Hsipaw - Photo Credit Andi Anderle
One of the rice fields hiking in Hsipaw.
One of the Northern Shan villages near Hsipaw.