Blogs from Pai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 36

Pai, a beautiful little town set against the back drop of pristine lush mountains, rushing streams and a people that are all smiles. Nowhere in Thailand have we been where the climate is so favourable, the food so cheap, the accomadation cheaper and the views stretch on forever. Pai is one of Thailands jewels, and lucky for us, the town suits us just fine. Whilst we have been here we have taken to motor bikes, as it is a much easier way to get around town and the surrounding hillside. Pai is also close to Burma, so this gives us a small taste of what we would expect if we were to ever visit the place. Please remeber the photos will not capture Pai, not even close.... read more

After I came back from the Trek I spent a few more nights in Chaing Mai resting up and trying to get over a bit of a cold I had picked up. For my last night in Chaing Mai I met up with my two dutch friends from the Trek and their Thai friend Phang (whom I am convince is a lady boy). Phang took us out to a true Thai disco club called Warm Up, and the Dutch and I where pretty much the only none Thia people in the whole place. It was actually a lot more fun then most of the other pubs or bars I have been to. The Thai at this club had this obsession with giving each other a cheers and clanging glasses. Honestly it's ridiculous I think I probably ... read more

I decided to head to Pai, a small artist village west of Chiang Mai and chill out for awhile. I had heard it was very laid back and indeed it is. The village of about 3000 people sits along the Pai River. I arrived on a minibus and proceeded to walk the entire town in about 5 minutes looking for a place to stay. I settled on a bamboo hut along the river. It's a simple little hut with a bed and mosquitoe net, and a partially open bathroom/shower and a covered front porch with pillows. I dropped my bags and set out to check out the town some more. As I turned and looked west the sky exploded with color, the sunset was amazing!! I crossed the river to the east side and headed up ... read more

Hello readers, From Chiang Mai I hopped on a mini-bus to make the 3 hour journey north to Pai. The journey itself was on a long & winding road, with a bus crammed to full capacity without ANY air conditioning (thanks Aya travel... it was a joy to travel with you). I have to say however that the tortuous ordeal was worth it. Pai is such a beautiful, fun place. The town is in a wide valley floor next to a meandering river, and surrounded by lush, green hills & mountains. Today I braved a moped again (with passenger!!) to travel about 8 km out of town to the National Park and the hot springs therein. Words or pictures cannot do justice to the beautiful surroundings, so I won't bother trying. If you're that interested, get ... read more

Had an unreal 2 days and 2 nights in the quaint liottle mtn village of Pai, NW Thailand. we hooked up with "the 2 Geezers", Mark and Dean, from our cooking course in Chiang Mai and took the longest 135km journey...4.5hrs!! Stayed at a primo little place called Ban Thai Village, hired scooters (where would we be without our trusty scooters??) and searched the area. Went to wats, natural hot springs, water falls with crazy locals skimming down rock slides, markets and chilled at many a great restaurant. You can be rest assured that anywhere in Thailand you will never be far from: 1) Internet, over seacall (good ol engrish), disc you burn (engrish) 2) Travel agent (special deals......) 3) Laundry (everyone wants to do your washing...) 4) Moto bikes rentals 5) Taxi, taxi, taxi!!!... read more