Pai, Thailand Travel Blogs

Pai
Oct 21, 2008

... et saute dans un bus pour encore 4 heures de plus. Nous avons decide de continuer parce qu'il pleuvait. Nous sommes maintenant a Pai. Une belle route en montagne, dans un vieux bus pourri. Il pleuvait dehors et en dedans aussi. Ici, c'est genial. ...

trek in Pai
Nov 22, 2006 (16 photos)

... a go on that!! This swing has four swings attached in a circle (like a big wheel at the amusement park) so we had to try it...the big kids that we are....great fun! Arrived back in Pai in the evening wrecked but satisfied that a great day was had by all!

One night in Bangkok
Sep 8, 2004 (14 photos)

So wah dii kap (hello) from Thailand. We have been spending the last 3 weeks or so in this country. This may seem a lot of time but Thailand is full of very friendly people, phenomenal food (although higher in my book than Amy's due to the liberal use of ...

Pai, Bike accidents, rain storms, and the british
Apr 29, 2008

Where Melissa had a bike accident and we sheltered from rain storms in a lovely bungalow with a group of british blokes

Pai and pictures from Doi Sutep
Feb 22, 2008 (31 photos)

We arrived in the sleepy little hippy town of Pai 2 days ago.  We are staying in a small hut surrounded by other huts and a beautiful garden.  We spent all day yesterday at a swimming pool lounging around and jumping in occasionally.  This ...

Pai and the reggae festival
Feb 11, 2008 (19 photos)

"Pai in the sky" as they say! Pai is a wonderful little town up in the mountains in North Thailand and I've been here about 4-5 days now. It's just wonderful. It was soo busy due to this reggae festival though, had to spend 3 hours or so looking for a ...

Up to Pai and Around
Jun 25, 2006 (2 photos)

... days. We had a really cool teak bungalow right on the river that had a great view. Basically spent the afternoon and night in Pai (which was enough for me) and watched the U.S. get knocked out of the world cup... The next morning we went up to Soppong ...

Still in Pai, doing something....?
Oct 24, 2007

... have a plan for what's next. On the menu: Tomorrow morning, back to Chiang Mai. A necessary stop. I realized that my current Thailand visa expires on November 9th and that I need to get a short extention. I will do this in Chiang Mai and my giudebook ...

Mae Hong Son loop
May 20, 2009 (17 photos)

... ! :P Peter is in Thailand, so he came to visit me in Chiang Mai :) I thought I take a few days off to travel northern Thailand with him, once again, on a back of a motorbike! :D Fun-Fun-Fun! Versione Italiana: Dopo tre settimane di lavoro direi ...

Happy New Year!
Jan 2, 2010 (7 photos)

... it was really fun.  There's something really liberating about riding in the open air around hills and valleys of northern Thailand.  I was thoroughly happy. New Year's eve we spent by the river, around a campfire.  At midnight, everybody ...

Suzy falls in love with a 40 year old!!
Oct 16, 2004 (15 photos)

16/10/04 During the night Phil learns don't go to the loo after dark - 1 toilet = 5 big spiders - natures own anti-laxative ! Suzy appears to have got the best pad mattress as others have a slightly less comfortable night (not helped by tales of wild ...

Jungle Trek
Jun 28, 2005 (12 photos)

... and backpackers. To escape the tourists, I opted for a 2 day trek near the Myanmar (Burma) border just outside a small Thailand town called Pai, which was a hugely enjoyable experience. I was driven up to Pai on the back of a pickup truck with Ruth and ...

Go-Go-Go
Dec 20, 2005 (5 photos)

We've noticed there is fast becoming a recurring theme to the Thailand portion of our trip - people shouting 'Go-Go-Go' at us... It started last week when we took on a cookery course here in Chiang Mai. They guided us through the appropriate way to ...

So Sad to Go..
Apr 7, 2006

... . It really is stunning. So next stop Chiang Mai. I actually spent a couple of nights there already on the way to Pai. Its a nice city with a fantastic Night Bizzarre (Markets). They also had Sunday Markets when I was there and they were even better, ...

Pai
Jun 13, 2005 (3 photos)

Aha Pai! What a great little spot. Up in the mountains surrounded by forest. There's some nice waterfalls, hot springs, mountain views and even a canyon within easy biking distance. But for the most part I just chilled in my hammock and ate great food. The ...

So this is what the 70s must have been like!
Mar 25, 2008

... ask if I wanted to join him on w trek to the waterfalls but there was something I was determined to experience before leaving Thailand... a Thai massage! 2 pounds 50 for one hour it really was quite surreal!  You keep your clothes on and lie on a ...

Pai, North Thailand
Apr 23, 2006 (5 photos)

... thousands of bats emerging from the cave into the night sky. The rainy season is now in full effect and looking to flood pai. A few days before marks birthday, mink and jake, the owners of hiccup bar prepared us a beast of a feast which was much ...

Where's Pai??
Apr 18, 2007 (8 photos)

... the kids was funny (they were jumping using the rocks as slides...) And today we took the motorbyke to check a canyon (yes! Pai has a canyon!! .. a small one though). So we were walking around there, stopped on the way to check some fishing spot (Ian ...

Pai: Hills and Hippies
Mar 23, 2007 (2 photos)

... who look like they need a good wash.  Stunning location right up in the hills of the very north of Thailand near the boarder with Burma. Surrounded by forests and rivers.  Its very relaxed and it appears that the thing ...

Northern Thailand: Busses, Busses and More Busses
Nov 4, 2008 (10 photos)

... for the full-moon festival of floating candles.  The full moon marks a very important time and much celebration in Thailand, and it was either a Northern spiritual celebration of candle lantern balloon lighting, or a giant orgy of drugs, booze, and ...

I'm loving this piece of Pai
May 23, 2006 (5 photos)

... ! So i've been in Pai for a week now, and it is everything and more! It is so beatiful... known as a hippy town, Pai is a place full of farmland surrounded by mountains of jungle. It is part of the golden triangle and is very close to the Burmese border ...

Chilled Pai
Jun 25, 2009 (5 photos)

... vodka and sunscreen, watched Transformers 2 at the cinema very disappointing (though it is aimed at 12 year olds I guess but the first one was awesome). Then got another epic overnight bus to Krabi in South West Thailand for a boat connection to Railay.

Tris gets a "Thai tatoo"
Mar 17, 2008 (19 photos)

... few people with dreadlocks. There were funny stickers and shirts that simply stated "Hippies Smell".   Since everybody in Thailand rides a motorbike (scooter), we decided it was time to give the Tuk-Tuk drivers a rest and explore on our ...

Everyday is Sunday
May 28, 2006 (6 photos)

... more people up???? Danger is not the word with the roads being like roller coasters, a white knuckle ride springs to mind. Pai is not a commercial place at all and is so friendly you wouldn't believe it. Everyone knows everyone and people just sit and ...

You can have your cake and eat it too - Pai
Nov 29, 2008 (28 photos)

... the country is dubbed "the land of smiles". Because it is high in the mountains, and also to the very north of Thailand, Pai was very cold by night. Really unexpected after enjoying the heat on the islands downn south. Our little bamboo hut didn't ...

trekking and rafting and jungles
Sep 20, 2006 (15 photos)

... tribes: akah village, hmông tribe, hill tribes... there are a lot of little tribes in thailand that originated from india, china, burma, tibet.... we were going to check out the Karen tribe ...

Regen und Hippies in Pai
Oct 27, 2008 (15 photos)

... gemuetliche Hippie Stadt mitten in einer echt genialen Landschaft. Wir ham uns Scooter geliehen und sind zu einer heissen Quelle, zum Pai Canion und einfach so noch in der Gegend herumgecruist. Jetzt warten wir gerade auf den Bus nach Chiang Khong von wo ...

Cooking class and swimming with elephants!
Jun 30, 2004 (5 photos)

From Chiang Rai we had a comfy 3 hr public bus trip south to Chiang Mai, the main city in Northern Thailand. It's bustly and modern but still retains a lot of its old city charm, like moats and stone gates and remains of city walls. The Chiang Mai night ...

Life in Pai
Apr 9, 2007 (3 photos)

... of mountain people and the usual band of moped-riding travellers who appear to have decided to spend their entire time in Thailand in Pai (because it's, like, just so chilled, man). So, with the ground rules set we quietly read our books in the very ...

Oh lovely Pai
Jun 13, 2005 (5 photos)

2 weeks in lovely lovely Pai with a great bunch of Peeps in the Good Ship Bantawan - motorbikes to the waterfalls, lunch at the pool, drinks at Mellow Yellow, amazing food at Nong Bia and the Riverside Cafe, films - namely Team America World Police, live ...