The Secret Map

Travel Essays by Simon Slater

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The Secret Map is written and photographed by Simon Slater. The photo essays on this site have been inspired by but not limited to traveling and living in Far and South East Asia.

Tag: Chiang Mai

  • Beyond the Golden Triangle

    Beyond the Golden Triangle

    North Thailand, early December 2015. Stumbling upon a news article the day before I arrived in Chiang Rai, I learned about The Golden Horse Temple, set on a steep limestone mountain near the Golden Triangle – the former heroin capital of the world on the borders of Burma and Laos. The legend goes that the formerly…

  • Chiang Mai: Monk City

    Chiang Mai: Monk City

    Having paid a flying visit to Thailand’s second city previously, on my second visit to southeast Asia I planned to combine a dental procedure with an extended stay in Chiang Mai, where there are jaw-dropping temples and mouth-watering dishes around every corner, not to mention monks galore. I happened to arrive at the beginning of a week-long…