Pai, Thailand Travel Blogs

Election day
Apr 2, 2006

Today the Kingdom of Thailand goes to the polls, and as a consequence many shops and businesses have shut down for the day. This election has almost become a referendum on Thaksin, the current hugely unpopular PM, and with passions running high if he ...

Goodbye Pai!
Feb 7, 2008 (37 photos)

Good morning!  I'm back after a fantastic few days exploring Pai in Northern Thailand.  By the time I arrived in Pai, my sinus infection was history and although I was still licking my wounds from the now-infamous motor scooter debacle, my ego ...

Doi Suthep- Part VII: The Ghost Inside
Feb 5, 2008 (1 photos)

Teacher's real name is Buddhasak but everyone just calls him Teacher.  I accidentally discovered his name when another monk at Doi Suthep let it slip during a conversation.  His name means "the potency of Buddha," and if you ask me, that's a ...

Pai Bye Southeast Asia...
May 11, 2006

... in this world of floor pillows and beauty, surrounded by people with similar souls, it's easy to just...stay. For me, Pai was exactly what I needed. I was fresh from the craziness of Bangkok and the frustrations of getting my Russian visa taken care of ...

Life of Pai
Jul 15, 2008 (9 photos)

... here. They have really nice stuff and all Angie's style (she did buy one or 2 things here : )). Really enjoyed Pai. If I was to have a one week holiday in Thailand I would start in Chiang Mai, then a few days in Pai and over to Mae Hong Son and back to ...

Pai in the sky
Aug 28, 2003

Having spent only a couple of days in Pai (pronounced Bye) this small town in northern Thailand is starting to feel very comfortable. I can understand why some people end up staying here for weeks on end. I'm about 20km from the Myanmar border and the ...

Pai
Dec 23, 2004 (12 photos)

... 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. ...

Wok with Tee, Tacome Pai and Reggae Festival Fun!
Jan 17, 2009 (51 photos)

... 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!& ...

Day 98
Dec 21, 2006

... and declines so 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 ...

A Piece of Pai, A Slice of Heaven
Aug 20, 2006 (12 photos)

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 ...

Day 100
Dec 23, 2006 (8 photos)

... trip were to end now I'd be very thankful for what I've experienced and who I've met. Brrr another cold night in Pai - tonight I will ask for an extra blanket (making three!). In my chat yesterday with the guest house owner she had suggested we ride ...

Whisky and Motorbikes
Aug 21, 2003

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 Thai ...

I'll have a coup with my breakfast
Sep 20, 2006 (9 photos)

... treatment 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.

Back in Pai
Mar 30, 2006

... are shutting up for a month. Unfortunately a good vegetarian restaurant (Gingers) is one of those places taking a break until May. Pai still hasn't lost it's charm though. There are still the local attractions just outside the town, such as the hot ...

Blood, Sweat and Tears
Apr 10, 2005 (5 photos)

... 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 ...

Floating downstream
Dec 20, 2005 (2 photos)

Today was the last day of the trek and I was sad that it was coming to an end. The group had bonded brilliantly and I'm sure we will keep in touch. Evidently I wasn't snoring so badly last night as I didn't receive a beating during the night. I'm ...

Day 99
Dec 22, 2006 (5 photos)

This morning I woke up and was really cold! Pai is in Northern Thailand but no further North than Louang Prabang in Laos but it was pretty damn cold this morning. I had woken in the night to put more clothes on but it didn't really help. I walked around ...

Peace of Pai
Apr 18, 2005 (2 photos)

Chapter 36: Hoofing it and puffing it
Apr 26, 2004 (24 photos)

... 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 it ...

Pai in the Sky
Feb 20, 2009 (7 photos)

... , 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, and ...

In The Jungle
Dec 18, 2005 (9 photos)

We didn't have to leave until 9:30 today so I got an unusual lie in! Still had to pack all my stuff as I'm getting as messy as back home. The second I arrive anywhere the entire contents of my backpack seems to magically appear on the floor. The ...

Riding Elephants
Dec 19, 2005 (5 photos)

When morning came I think most people were relieved the night was over. It had been really cold in the night and the prospect of getting out in the sun was incredibly tempting. For some reason it was colder in our hut than outside! All of us had been ...

I Need More Fun Tickets
May 20, 2008 (10 photos)

... finished and I need more Fun Tickets....that's what my boss in Alaska calls the U.S. Dollar.  My last stop in Thailand was the hippy, mountain town of Pai.  Signs all around town said "Pai...Do Nothing".  So I did.  I had some rain as ...

The hills are burning
Feb 23, 2005 (24 photos)

... 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 ...

Crack yer bones
Apr 20, 2005 (3 photos)

On the road again - Chopper style!
Oct 6, 2005 (10 photos)

Blurb to follow...............

Pai - Riverside Lodge
Dec 14, 2006 (9 photos)

... He sorta personified Pai's feel of a very chilled out little hippy haven.  It's a picturesque little town in the north of Thailand about 20K from the Burmese border set alongside a small river encircled by mountains.  The main part of town is basically 2x2 ...

She's a waterfall
Apr 19, 2005 (4 photos)

Going 'home'
Jul 1, 2003

... . 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 ...

Where do you go to weigh a pie?
Mar 3, 2006

... 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 ...