It’s hard to miss York Minster. Literally. One minute you’re wandering cobbled alleys and timbered lanes of old York, and the next—*bam!*—a colossal Gothic masterpiece rises in front of you like a stone ship frozen in time. York Minster doesn’t whisper its presence. It commands it. And once inside, it completely takes your breath away.

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.