Blogs from Pai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 9

Hello from Pai - After a great few days in Chang Mai we've moved on up to Pai, Bit of a laid back hippy town situated way up in the mountains. It's a bit hazy up here, farmers are burning there fields and there is a lot of smoke so not much of a tan, will have to wait until next month in the islands. Its a bit of a mecca for travellers here and we've been meeting loads of people and getting some really good travel tips aswell of exploring the surroundings, swimming under waterfalls and just generally having loads of fun, sorry forgot to bring my camera lead out with me again but will upload some piccies soon..... read more

Hello everyone! We are currently sitting in Thaton in northern Thailand waiting to get on a longboat to take us down the river to Chian Mai. Our latest adventures all took place in Pai, northwest of Chiang Mai. The road to Pai is interesting, it is quite possibly the curviest road I've ever experienced. 762 curves, 95% of which are hairpin in nature, combine that with some crazy driving and it made for an interesting ride in. Pai was the town we've all been waiting for. It is a quite, chilled out town on a river full of bamboo huts, hippies, markets, and restaurants. We stayed across the river in our very own bamboo hut which was reached by crossing a rickity but apparently stable bamboo bridge. The hut was awesome except for the fact that ... read more

Our little girl turned a not so little 6 on the 24th November. And what a lovely day it was. Everything a 6thbirthday needs to be. Balloons, presents galore and even a birthday cake. The day started in bed with the birthday fairies arriving at about 5am to fill Geoff and my bed with giant balloons and gifts. Mother duck then treaded water till about 7am when the door creaked open and the day began in earnest. Duvet covers were lifted and balloons investigated, presents discovered and duly unwrapped (never ripped) and cards read and emails devoured. Then came present playing time with two delighted children and their sweets (yes, the birthday breakfast) leaving for an intense play with an imaginative underworld world restaurant that still makes me smile when I think of it emerging. Days ... read more

Hallo meine Lieben! Wie einfach ist doch Spontanreisen in Thailand; ich habe am Dienstag meine sieben Sachen gepackt und bin mit dem Tuk-Tuk los zum Flughafen von Chiang Mai. Bei NOK Air kaufe ich mir fuer umgerechnet 40.- ein Ticket nach Mae Hong Son. Es folgen kurze 30 Minuten Flug und bei Ankunft wird das erstbeste Guesthouse welches gefaellt, ausgewaehlt und erledigt ist die ganze Sache - keine Buchungen, keine Reservationen, einfach nur easy. Mae Hong Son ist ein verschlafenes Provinznest mit Charme. Die spaerlichen Touristen sind hauptsaechlich Thais aus Chiang Mai und Bangkok. "Farang" ("Langnasen" - thailandaesische Bezeichnung fuer uns Weisse) kann man hier an ein paar wenigen Haenden abzaehlen. Die Gegend um Mae Hong Son ist atemberaubend schoen; urwaldbewachsene Huegel und Berge, in deren Taelern sich Reisfelder und wilde Sonnenblumen ausbreiten. Ich nehme mir ... read more

So I believe I last left off on my first night in Chiang Mai. Day 2 in Chiang Mai I booked in to do the Gibbon Experience - a full day of ziplining and abseiling through the jungle, amazing! I was on a tour with an Italian couple, some swiss dudes and their thai girlfriends. Boody the instructor decided I was to be his target for the day so every time we got to a new zip lining station he would pretend to push me off the station - catching me at the last minute, swing me round, and even tried for a few kisses, he just about gave me a heart attack by the end of it! It was great craic though, im definatley going to do the over night gibbon experience in Northern Laos ... read more