Pai

We did a 14 hour night bus stint from the border of Laos into Thailand. And you guessed it, it didnt go without its problems. When arrived to the Thai side of the border they told us that they had no seats left on the bus to take us the rest of the way and told us to get on the local bus. But after much arguing in broken english, we managed to get the beds which we assumed must usually be for the driver.

But after all this we managed to get to Chiang Mai in the morning and after staying there for a day went straight up to Pai.

Pai, another hippy centre similar to Vang Vieng in Laos. Surrounded by rivers, lakes and waterfalls, the scenery is as chilled out as the people. Not more than a few shacks and huts, Pai is a 4 hour bus ride north of Chaing Mai, through the winding mountainous roads.

As we only spent 2 days in Pai, we decided to rent a motorbike to do a bit of a tour of the area. But after renting the bike i was dreaming about, it stopped working after a few miles and had to swap it for a trusty moped. Bit dissapointed.

La moto qu'on a loue mais que James n'a pu conduire que 2 min avant qu'elle tombe en panne

We still managed to do the main sites though. Which included the hot spring where the water was over 80 degrees and a bit further down it was like a bath for us and the locals.

Ruisseau ou l'eau faisait plus de 80 degres

Lunch during the day, probably still thinking about the bike

At the elephant camp