Bus ride

Slice of Pai

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August 13th 2008
Pai "pronounced Bye" is a small town North of Chiang Mai. It is a wonderful leisurely journey through the hills by bus. Actually, it is a 90 mile drive there and back that takes 4 hours each way due to its 700+ hairpin curves. Not to mention the bus is ancient and the windows are all kept down feeding your lungs with exhaust the whole journey. The driver also slows down on every uphill slant t ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Pai

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more