Sunday, June 30, 2013

Goodbye Pai!

I'm off!  Pai was fun but now I'm back in Chiang Mai to renew my visa before heading to Bangkok.
The bus ride was brutal, a stark change from my ride there.  It took us about 4 hours to get there and only 2 and a half to get back.  And I was crammed in the back row with my left foot on the wheel well and my head hitting the roof.  The road is really windy and steep as it is but the speed didn't help and I was thankful that we had a rest stop in the middle.  Apparently I wasn't the only one as I heard several other people vomiting in the bathroom as well.  At least that's over!

Welcome to Pai

The Witching Well with delicious pancakes!

Lonely Pai, another nice traveler cafe I found, with wifi

Juice stand on the walking street

Pai has a nice community feel, they publish
a brochure each month with a list of events
and also have message boards all over
town where people can post memos

The pharmacy where I bought my mystery
cough medicine


All over Thailand they have a separate police
department called the Tourist Police

Mile markers in Thailand

The city had a 'love' theme and many of the businesses
had love in their name and it is used in many advertisements

There are many small tourist centered bars all over Pai
Jack Sparrow!  This guy looks just like him!

Pai walking street

3 comments:

  1. Great to see your pictures. What is the first word in the LOVE logo .... looks like "i" and a backwards "n". Does it mean something in Thai?

    My stomach is queasy thinking about your trip

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    1. Haha, actually it was 'in love', the whole sign says 'Coffee in love' and is a cafe on the road to Chiang Mai. The countryside is pretty and they have a large English looking cottage and gardens where I saw tourists taking pictures.

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  2. Enjoyed the pictures Whitney! That was a wild trip from Pai

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