Pai, Thailand

After all the “hustle and bustle” in Chiang Mai, the sleepy town of Pai was much needed!  There is little in the way of tourist attractions in the town of Pai, it is more of a place to relax in.  Renting/owning a scooter is by far the most convenient way to get around town and beyond, but even still the traffic in the streets was much lighter than in our previous stops.  In fact, it was almost if all the streets in the main part of town were more or less walking streets, where the pedestrians always had the right of way, and the scooters (and rare car) had to be mindful of us!  With cafes, bakeries, restaurants, and shops lining the streets, we had plenty to keep us busy while we were relaxingl!  In a short time, we will be spending 2 full days on the Mekong River in order to get to Laos, so we are taking these lazy days as they come!    :-)

 

Our bungalow

 

Scott and his motorcycle scooter

 

A great meal (of minced pork and sticky rice) at a tiny place outside town…

 

 

With no recognizable name, it was nice to be the only tourists in the place.

 

 

Apparently, this coffee shop was in a Thai movie called ‘Pai in Love’… we saw some Thai people posing next to this mailbox.  (Now we’ll have to watch the movie!)  It was a perfect place to stop off and have a pastry and coffee, with views of Pai valley.

 

 

We took the scooter to some hot springs outside of town… we got there early to avoid the heat and were the only people there. 

 

 

The hot spring flowed into a river which had several smaller pools… the higher the pool, the hotter the water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The quaint town of Pai

 

Some videos of the countryside on our little bike tour… it was more than a bit unsettling to drive on the LEFT-hand side of the road!