Blogs from Pai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 32

Wow,how time flies!It's now 2007.I had celebrated new year by going to Chiangmai and Pai with hubby and friends.It was so wonderful there.Unlike many places i've been to,people there are very relaxed ,they said that living in Pai,everyday is a holiday.You can feel it once you are there,it's really a relaxing place.I stayed in Chiangmai for the first night i got there,waiting for my friends to join to Pai.During staying there,i went to Nimmanhenin Road,there are lots of furniture shops and also small decorating stuffs.Everything are so arty,the outfits they wear,the way they decorate their shops,the way they talk,all are nice.I enjoyed spending time there even for a few hours.I've got some coin's purses for my friends,it's unbelievable cheap,only 12 baht for each!or 30 cent us$hahaha!That night i had a dinner with my old friend ... read more

Hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas day; that the Queen's speech was to the point, the turkey was thawed properly and that this year's film on the Beeb is one you haven't seen before. RIP Pauline Fowler.... We are missing you all incredibly and wish that we could be whisked back to Blighty for this week particularly. We've chosen to spend Christmas in Pai in Northern Thailand. It's a lovely hillside town with a distinctly Green Fields at Glastonbury vibe. As we've opted for the hills, its very cold here at night (fleeces, gloves and hats) so its feeling more like Christmas and we know how you are all feeling back home - at least you have heating though. We're quite excited about New Year's Eve as we'll be flying to the warmth of ... read more

Wie versprochen hier der weihnachtliche Eintrag im Travelblog. Wir sind nun in Pai - ca. 140km und eine dreistuendige Busfahrt ueber die Berge entfernt von Chiang Mai - und "feiern" hier Weihnachten. Hier ist's total gemuetlich - fast kein Verkehr und gar keine TukTuks. Da der Flug nach Burma erst am 28. ist, werden wir nun wohl noch einige Tage hier bleiben. Fotos gibt's dann im naechsten Eintrag - heute koennt ihr dafuer ein Video mit unseren Weihnachts- und Neujahrsgruessen anschauen (jaja, es war meine Idee)...... read more

This blog is well over due, almost a year actually but I've decided to finish it off anyway to sort of wrap up my travel diary... I've probably got 3-4 entries left to go before my life got back to normal at the start of this year. Here I pick up where I left off with Steph in Thailand, we did a quick trip north from Chang Mai to a little hippie town called Pai, to relax and try out our elephant whispering skills. The Trek was a bit boring, but swimming with the Elephant was plenty of fun! Fact for the day = Elephants can do minute-long farts!!!... read more

First off, thanks everyone for your lovely comments. And I hope you checked out the video of Tom playing guitar... I figured out I actually do have sound on my camera, it just doesn't play back on the camera for some reason. I'll sort it out. BUT! I think I've just found the best place on the planet. I've totally fallen in love with Pai, in the Mae Hong Son province. But let's start where we left off! On Saturday night after wandering around the Chiang Mai night markets buying stuff, I was of course back in the rasta bar listening to some tunes - the more I hung out there the friendlier everyone got and they would be bringing me my drinks every time my beer was running low. I knew it was my last ... read more