Blogs from Pai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 10

Teaching on Friday morning was probably the most fun we've had with the class, we taught them how to describe each other, taught them body parts and taught them directions and various names for different movements. After learning a bit of vocab we integrated it all into a game involving shouting instructions such as "touch your toes" or "turn around" which they all enjoyed and we felt like the morning had been quite beneficial. We decided that we would meet Dan at 1pm to start our road trip! Our first destination was going to be Pai, but on the way we made a stop at some hot springs. When we arrived, the weather was awful, but we didn't let it ruin our time, infact, it was quite refreshing to have the rain pouring down our backs ... read more

Day 9 – 29 June We got the hardcore bikie gang onto our 140cc scooters and tore off down the road at snail pace. Little did I know I was soon to contract elephantitis ouch! We landed at a place called Thom’s where they had four wonderful elephants. We scrambled, and heaved ourselves onto the bare backs of these monstrous creatures. Chelsea & Scott’s elephant was even larger than ours and called Tamtoo and Brent’s and mine was called Pempam. After 1 ½ hours ride through jungle we hit the river for some serious wrestles elephant style. They were rebellious, unruly, rowdy, & boisterous, soaking us, trunk style and tossing us into the festy flowing river which undoubtedly was full of elephant defecation! On the way back, we swapped elephants. Scott had been complaining of the ... read more

So in Pai it is the most chilled out place in the world... the bars and cafes are all so cute and quirky, loads of books and swings as seats, cushions and futons. Amazing to just sit and relax whilst they have monsoon style rain in their dry season!! Trekked this morning to a temple up about a million stairs, it was shut. Amazing views back over Pai though. Then found the cutest tea place where we were guinea pigs for the various cookies and spinach filled bread rolls. YUMMY, even better when they are free. Last night sat and drank Sangsom and coke (Thai rum/whisky) whilst playing Jenga, met some really cool people in our bid to escape the lizzard that was the size of my face and the spider the size of my hand ... read more

I went back to Chiang Mai for the second time this trip after I started my solo travels. There is something about this great northern city that draws me. I spent almost 2 weeks in Chiang Mai with a little 3 day side trip to the tiny hippy town of Pai. During my second time in Chiang Mai I really got a sense of what it's like to live there. I met a few people that had been there for a month and they showed me many amazing little spots that I would have missed on my own. The 'old city' of Chiang Mai is full of walking streets and narrow pathways, and cars are not a regular occurrence on these streets. You can easily get to where you want to go by walking on the ... read more

Pai is a little backpacker town about 3 hours from Chaing Mai. We arrived on the 11th March and stayed at Happy House Guesthouse. Whilst in Pai we rented motorbikes and went to see Pai Canyon, a waterfall and again more temples. It started out really well on the bikes – it was a boiling hot day then in the afternoon the weather changed and it started torrentially raining which made riding the bikes quite difficult. There was half moon party on in the jungle whilst we were there. This was good, involved us getting drunk once again and therefore, Hayley walking around with her top inside out for the majority of the night and me hungover for 2 days once again!! We stayed for 5 nights in total, without really doing that much except chilling ... read more