Blogs from Pai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 29

whoever thought riding an elephant bareback was glamorous, was sadly, sadly mistaken. it was one of the most painful experiences of my life. no joke. SO BONEY! it's like the back rises to a point! we had to climb up the elephant's trunk and face to get on, we have some awesome pictures! will post those later. (who am i kidding, i probably won't. although when we're at the beach i plan to do more internetting and i'll do it then.) it was really hard to hold on to the elephant too, we just had a rope around him and it kept slipping. kim and i rode on the same elephant. it was fun for about five minutes, and our ride was supposed to be two hours (one in the jungle and one in the river)!! ... read more

So we've been hangin out in this little village in the north called Pai. its sweet. got some bikes and rode around a bit, checked out the surrounding area.its so awesomely beautiful and scenic.should i ever return to Thailand it'l be to Pai.People there are generaly cool, super laid back place, electricity goes off like every day, sometimes many times a day but nobody cares, it just means you get to chill out some more. did not get up to a huge amount, just met loadsa cool kids from everywhere and hung out.neat.there were untold cats there too. at our little bamboo village there was a whole family and they were super cute but not as cute as the family of kittens at the swimming pool up the road.this i feel summarises my time in ... read more

All that pretty much sums up Pai. It's a very relaxed little place in the North West of Thailand with barely 4 roads, so you can really chill here. There are plenty of bars and restaurants which kinda makes it touristy but in fact, it's not - if that makes any sense. Our place is just by the river, so mornings & evenings are absolutely gorgeous, apart from a little detail: there are more bugs of different kind. So, on my first night, I seemed to be the target for all the mozzies from the neighbourhood, landed something big and beetle like on my sheets (couldn't see properly what it was due to the speed with which I got rid of it) and ended up with about 20 bites just on my legs. Nice one. Strangely ... read more

Chill-out in Pai D: Hallo mal wieder, Ich hab's dann tatsaechlich geschafft aus Chiang Mai zu "entkommen" :-) Die Fahrt nach Pai geht so ca 3 1/2 Stunden durch die Berge. Der Minibus hatte schon manchmal arg zu kaempfen und die Aircon musste auch abgestellt werden, sonst waer er einfach stehengeblieben :-) In Pai angekommen hab' ich dann gleich das Baan Pai Riverside Resort gefunden, dass mir Nura empfohlen hatte. Und tatsaechlich: es war wunderschoen dort und vor allem ruuuuhig. Das hab' ich auch echt gebraucht. Gewohnt hab' ich dort in einer Bambushuette mit einer guten harten(!) Matratze, was meinem Ruecken sehr gut tat. Das diese Huetten hellhoerig sind hat mir bis auf die letzte Nacht nix ausgemacht, da ich mir eine ganz am Ende des Restorts ausgesucht habe. Schoener Blick auf'm Fluss, 2 Bierchen und ... read more

An overnight bus traveling north found ourselves and Lisa in lovely Chiang Mai! We started with an early morning walk around the old forte area looking for a bed to sleep and found one next to our 1st organic cafe with amazing coffee (so strong), and big salad sandwiches with avocado! (It’s been a while). Did the touristy walk around the local area and chanced upon a temple with a LOT of Buddha’s, hand-carved from jade - one was the largest in Thailand. It was a sight to see and a very calming space with story-telling paintings around the walls and ceiling - especially the bright a colorful Bodhi tree! Decided to spend our only night here exploring the well known markets starting in late afternoon, spilling handicrafts and local wares onto the streets. The ... read more