We decided after a couple of days in Chiang Mai that we should really see a little more of northern Thailand; and so we set off for the hippie town of Pai. Apparently Pai came to prominence during the days of the hippy trail through Asia, and still remains a very popular tourist chill out spot.
We took a 3 hour bus journey arriving around lunch time in Pai. First thing first, as has become habit, we had to find some accommodation. On the recommendation of our of our Chiang Mai mountain biking compatriots, we headed down towards the river bank. After some wandering, we found a gorgeous little bamboo hut on the banks of the river for 300 baht a night – about 3 euro each. Idyllic doesn't begin to describe it.
We also decided now that we would be in the same place a few days, to try and come up with some cost saving measures. We invested in some small plastic bowls and cutlery and finally found a good use for UHT milk – cereal and milk for breakfast in a bamboo hut!
Pai is incredibly relaxed and laid back, but you have to leave before it sucks you in! It would be quite easy to pass away a week or two just relaxing, so after 3 days of lolling around, indulging in luxurious smoothies, decadent cakes and the scrumptious mango and stick rice combo (fast becoming a favourite!), we hit the road back to Chiang Mai, for one last stop before we departed for Laos
On arrival back in Chiang Mai, desperate for some exercise, we invested in a pair of runners each. We broke them in on the first evening with a lovely run around the old city and again the next night. The temperature has how
ever dramatically increased since then, so I have to admit, they haven't had as much use as they should have. But, they will ....
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that little hut looks like a piece of heaven
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