Blogs from Pai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 2

D. 25/08-28/08 2017 Jeg valgte at tage 3 dage til byen Pai som jeg havde hørt godt om fra andre rejsende, det skulle være en by omringet af flot natur samt have et sjovt natteliv. På anden dagen tog jeg på en gruppetur. Gruppen bestod af et ungt par fra England, et par med 2 små børn, to andre alene rejsende, 2 veninder og et asiatisk par. Vi startede med at køre til en grotte, hvor vi skulle sejle meget kort med bambus både ind i grotten, hvilket jeg jo har prøvet før i malaysia, men det var stadig en hyggelig måde at komme ind i grotten på. Derefter gik vi til fods ind i grotten og fik os en lille rundvisning. Grotten var flot, men så vild var den heller ikke. Efter grotten spiste vi ... read more

Somehow I've fallen into the trap of staying in Pai for a week. All I've done has been eat, walk, read, eat, write, drink coffee, and eat. You know what? It's perfect, exactly what I needed. With my return flight looming too close in the distance, doing a whole lot of nothing is precisely what I'm craving. It's the opposite of planning what I'll do when I return to the USA, which is still a pretty huge question mark. I've been carrying around 2 journals and a book everywhere i go, flipping between them at such an impractical pace that it's obvious Im not accomplishing much in any of them. With good reason, I look a bit insane. This is my life though: either hyper focused or jumping between things "multi-tasking". How inefficient and un-German of ... read more

Pai has offered something different, made up of many little parts that I've enjoyed in the lush valley. A fruity, spongy, sweet, nutty slice held simply in one's hand. It's not a town of Thailand culture in the main part, the real villages that are not built on laidback backpacks exist a bike ride away. Over time Pai has developed from a remote stop off from Chiang Mai to a cute mountain smudge with new age vibe, characterised by its walking street of indie stalls and the live music and hammock decorated bars parallel to the bamboo bridged river. It has the forever winding road-made remoteness; the hilly northern thai landscape; a gleaming little river you can engage with; simple guesthouses and sit out and lay spots; and international cuisine offered along the stalls, Mexican to ... read more

Thai Jungle, Five tourists and an ex Burmese rebel Having anticipated a relatively easy stroll along a well trodden path I was quite surprised to find myself pushing my way through waist high grass following the porter in front, vigorously cutting down bamboo with a machete. We trekked along slanted narrow paths and up steep verges, having to be careful not to accidentally tread on crumbling rocks. We walked on blissfully unaware that we had trodden over a green vermont snake camouflaged on the pathway. Our guide eagerly called us back to have a look and quickly informed us that its bite is so poisonous it would kill you in a matter of hours if left untreated! We stopped at a gushing 50 metre high waterfall for lunch consisting of pork mince, sticky rice and fish ... read more

Having booked transport today, Jenna and I were travelling further north to a small town called Pai. Sitting outside waiting for a bus that was meant to turn up at 10.00 but which actually arrived at 11.40 We were finally on our way! Only being a 3hr journey but on a very windy road we arrived at 3pm to walk and find a guesthouse for the night. Having previously found what we thought would be a nice one, we headed out to it. Pai being a very small town with a river at its southern end - crossing on a bamboo bridge brings you to most of the accommodation. Walking for a further 20 minutes we found the guesthouse - the place was dirty, messy and the owner disinterested - so moving on we found a ... read more