From the ancient empire of Pagan to present-day Myanmar, from ten thousand millennium-old pagodas to the last Burmese king’s itinerant palace upheld by human sacrifices, this is the story (in several chapters and 150 photos) of a country frozen in time.

Following in Orwell’s and Kipling's footsteps, the author stalked balloonatics, explored forgotten temples, climbed hills, crossed lakes, and travelled the road to Mandalay - what a lovely holiday, and now there’s nothing left to say.