Asian Adventure Pt. 2
Re-posting for Sinat:
PAI! Located 134km (84 miles) out of Chiang Mai. Instead of taking under 2 hours to get to, you are looking more at 3-4 hours. The reason... The most winding rode I have ever been on. Luckily, you are traveling in a non-air-conditioned bus who's driver is sucking down energy drinks (probably making his 5th trip from Chiang Mai to Pai of the day). What really impressed me though, was when the bus broke down and our trusty driver got right down to it and fixed the fuckin thing-
But you'll glady take that bus trip again once you arrive in Pai. This little town which is built around the Pai river is one of the most pleasent places I have been (so far) in my life. It is advised to rent a motorbike when you are here so you are able to get around and also leave the immediate town to see local sights. I certainly had a go on one-
If you are looking for a guest house, there are great bungalows along the river with private bathroom, hot water, fan and FREE internet in each bungalow (which I am on now.) For 300 baht a night, you can't go wrong. After zipping around all day on a motorbike its nice to just kick it on the porch-
Since your Bungalow is located next to the river, the mosquito problem can be pretty serious. For this reason, the proprietors of the guest house supplies each bungalow with mosquito removers-
As usual in Thailand there are spectacular Temples located just 15 minutes away-
I booked a white water rafting trip which i would love to show pics of but did not bring a camera in the raft (kinda makes sense, no?)... the highlight of that was the 10m cliff jump. I tried to cannon ball and almost split my genitals. Although Pai has many tourists, none have seem to have done any graffiti here... (that is until I came)... CFP tags not worth showing you and this thing I like to call "East meets West"-
PAI! Located 134km (84 miles) out of Chiang Mai. Instead of taking under 2 hours to get to, you are looking more at 3-4 hours. The reason... The most winding rode I have ever been on. Luckily, you are traveling in a non-air-conditioned bus who's driver is sucking down energy drinks (probably making his 5th trip from Chiang Mai to Pai of the day). What really impressed me though, was when the bus broke down and our trusty driver got right down to it and fixed the fuckin thing-
But you'll glady take that bus trip again once you arrive in Pai. This little town which is built around the Pai river is one of the most pleasent places I have been (so far) in my life. It is advised to rent a motorbike when you are here so you are able to get around and also leave the immediate town to see local sights. I certainly had a go on one-
If you are looking for a guest house, there are great bungalows along the river with private bathroom, hot water, fan and FREE internet in each bungalow (which I am on now.) For 300 baht a night, you can't go wrong. After zipping around all day on a motorbike its nice to just kick it on the porch-
Since your Bungalow is located next to the river, the mosquito problem can be pretty serious. For this reason, the proprietors of the guest house supplies each bungalow with mosquito removers-
As usual in Thailand there are spectacular Temples located just 15 minutes away-
I booked a white water rafting trip which i would love to show pics of but did not bring a camera in the raft (kinda makes sense, no?)... the highlight of that was the 10m cliff jump. I tried to cannon ball and almost split my genitals. Although Pai has many tourists, none have seem to have done any graffiti here... (that is until I came)... CFP tags not worth showing you and this thing I like to call "East meets West"-
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