After recently being over charged for travel, we have decided to do everything ourselves, bypassing the booking scams. This can often make things more interesting and a lot cheaper. Today we left Pai at 8am on a mini bus to Chiang Mai bus station. Time: 4 hours On arrival there we thought we were going to be disappointed as the bus company we wanted to use to Bangkok was full. After running around the bus station (due to being on a time limit for a departing ...

We had been wary about getting a motorbike in Pai after seeing all the newbies having 2 minute lessons at the rental shops. But after trying to get a tuk tuk for the 8km ride we needed to do today we decided that a bike was the best and cheapest option. 24hrs - 100tbh - £2. Luckily once we got out onto the open roads, we barely came across another vehicle. Today's mission was to catch a Pacu, a close cousin to the piranha, which has been introduced to some lakes...

Yes Pai is just how everybody describes it. Nothing major to do and seriously chilled out. So we did just that. We spent today horizontal in a cafe and chilled out......When in Pai. M & C xxxx

We had heard that the bus to Pai could be vomit inducing, but we did not expect to feel it ourselves. 2 hours in and we both felt rancid, although we managed to keep our breakfast in but it was a feeling that would last for most of the day. The word amongst fellow backpackers is that if Pai was anymore laid back it would be upside down. We got this feeling on arrival, with the chilled out cafes and bars, hippy shops and cool night market. We have to mention t...

This morning was spent starving ourselves for the self-induced food coma we were going to enter later on in the afternoon at ZAbb-E-Lee Thai Cooking School. We entered the class with our favourite dishes in mind and we were not disappointed. First stop was the market to learn about the different ingredients that we would be using and what we could substitute them with in England. Then we headed straight for the chopping boards. Our chosen dishes were: * Spri...