If Paris were a movie, then the Champs-Élysées would be the dramatic tracking shot—the slow pan across elegance, history, fashion, and French pride. And at the end of this cinematic stroll? The towering Arc de Triomphe, standing proud like the perfect closing scene.

Picture this: you’re wandering along a crumbling red brick wall, surrounded by a water-filled moat, serenaded by the gentle buzz of motorbikes and the aroma of sizzling garlic and lemongrass. Welcome to Chiang Mai Old City — a square kilometer of magic tucked inside the northern hills of Thailand.