Pai River

Here in this little town sitting right beside a little river,surrounded by beautiful forrest-covered mountains, is a little community of people who are stuck. They come only meaning to stay for a couple of days or a week and find themselves in the same ...

... I'll never be confused as a local. Someone thought I was a German schoolteacher. That works. One of the things I like about Thailand is that when someone asks where you're from (both locals and tourists), they really mean it. People are from ALL over. ...

... to Chiang Mai, but I'm going to write about that in my next blog...  From there, we headed north to Pai, a small town in the north of Thailand, which we'd heard was a bit of a hippy haven and a great place to relax.... and boy were the rumours true ...

... I thought about our intention of riding back the 160 kms to Chiang Mai by rented motorbike. When we arrived in Pai we looked around a few basic river-side bungalows but I thought that since we were hear a few days we deserved better and checked in to a ...

A piece of Pai, is like a slice of heaven tucked in between lush green jungled mountains in the North West of Thailand. Pai means "bye" in Thai, which is kind of ironic because once no one seems to go anywhere once they arrive here. A traveler once wrote ...

Hello everyone, I'm now in a little place called Pai, right in the very north of Thailand. It's very peaceful and not a lot is happening, which is nice. I spent a few more days in Chiang Mai just relaxing, wandering around the town and sampling some ...

... that evening which included a body scrub, a heavenly massage, and much needed detoxifying facial. It was bliss. Let's hope the situation in Thailand doesn't deteriorate and we can continue onto the southern beaches unobstructed and undetained.

... meal, a couple of showers, and a decent night of sleep- we can say that our three day trek in the jungle of Northern Thailand was nothing short of amazing. And in all honesty it was. But to paint a clearer picture... We set off on Thursday morning- a ...

... nestled into the hillside amongst vegetable crops... and presumably opium. Did I mention that this whole "Golden Triangle" region of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar is responsible for a big chunk of the world's opium supply? In most of the countries here ...

... , and reflecting on the meaning of life. And it goes without saying that somewhere along the way I had to experience Thailand’s version of “Montezuma’s Revenge”. Ania kindly brought medications, plain tea and rice to my bedside, ...

... bar tab and got off on the trail again. It wasn't as tough today but still knackering and the majority of the walk was along a river so we constantly had to keep our guard or fall in the water. It wasn't just falling in the water that we had to look ...

... about my big day and I loved my cake made of choccy biccys and sesame buns they gave me - yum! So now I'm in Pai, this is the first place in Thailand I've really liked. Thailand is ramm jammed wi tourists, not my cup o Tea so far but I have only seen ...

... just rented motorbikes to cruise around the beautiful valleys and hills around Pai. I did find a beautiful serene place on the river, Pai River Lodge, but it was full.  I could tell that the vibe was exactly what I wanted tho when no one greeted me ...

... . It's weird but we hardly ever have it at home but it's always there and because we couldn't have one since leaving Thailand we have been desperate. The bus dropped us off at a garage about 5 minutes before the heavens opened in a way only Thailand ...

... in the complex, I got my Visa for Vietnam so booked the overnight bus on the 2nd to Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand. Having arrived quite early in the morning, I didn't feel like chasing around the town to find a guesthouse; reports were that its ...

... by gorgeous scenery. We found a nice bungalow in a small place, but there's really basic bungalows you can rent down by the river too. The bridge across the river is woven bamboo, but it works. In contrast to the 'no prostitute' signs in Bangkok there's ...

... afternoon, we went to a nearby elephant camp and went on an amazing trek on the back of an elephant around the Pai countryside and through the river! We timed it just right as it all happened just as the sun was setting - stunning and really peaceful! It ...

... be a good idea...not really though and I continue to try to knock everyone over - reminiscent of rafting down the Colorado river with Williams; me straddling the raft edge repeatedly asking the guide to dump us over only to be immediately cut off by the ...

... a spicy sour thai soup and green curry which is great actually both of them are great she made the best thai food i have had in thailand which mean i can make the best thai food from thailand. i cannot wait to cook some back home i need to get some dried ...

... , a cheeky little red number was way over budget.  Luckily, however, the Thais have compensated with rice wine, which like everything in Thailand is sweet & made of rice.  But as Ollie Reed (or maybe that was Big as well) used to say 'Rice ...