Pai

[Sexyfarangman]

Kan Air services Chiang Mai to Pia, flight takes 20 minutes for about 2200 baht each way.

 

For 80 km you should be able to get a taxi for about 1000 baht.

[Ah dinnae ken]

The Mae hong son loop is a one way loop.

I did the loop, extended trip, in July/August with 9 guys on bikes & 3 of us in the shagging wagon. Best trip I have been on 

 

Roads are great with dedicated scooter lanes that people stick too.

99% of drivers were courteous & helpful in overtaking on short stretches of road

scenery was fabulous & I loved the driving thru the bends & switchbacks

People throughout were friendly & helpful

Can not recommend it enough 

We did

Chiang Mai to Mae Sariang via Doi Inthanon. 261 kms

Mai Sariang to Pai via 108 and 1095. Overnight Pai .269 kms

Pai to Chiang Rai. Via 1095, 107, 109,118 and 1 . 313 kms

Chiang Rai to Nan via AH#, 1292,1186,1148 and 101. 243 kms

Nan to Uttaradit - 245kms

Uttaradit to Chiang Mai - 246 kms

 

These seem short trips until you factor in the bends etc & then you are looking at 4 - 6 hrs most days

 

We are doing an extended version of this in Feb '17

 

We used http://popcarrent.com/en/for our rentals

[Ah dinnae ken]

Some of the gentler bends

 

Time to catch the ferry. Ours was the black beasty which also carried excess bags from the riders

 

[themosch]

great pictures , makes me even want to do the roadtrip faster than i had planned next year.

[Piece Corp]

Pai Canyon, temperature dropped to 12 degrees

Lod Cave, can't see the bats but can hear them.  Actually, is half the way to Mae Hong Song.  See my Mae Hong Song picture report here

Hot Springs

Coffee in Love

Pai is overrun with backpackers, young people enjoying life on a budget. They can get a dorm room with WiFi for 160 and rent a bike

Plenty of healthy places to eat bean burgers and homemade lasagna.  I opted for a few passion fruit daiquiris at the Witching Well

 

[dthomasss]

On 9/6/2016 at 11:07, froddo said:

I did the loop, extended trip, in July/August with 9 guys on bikes & 3 of us in the shagging wagon. Best trip I have been on 

 

Roads are great with dedicated scooter lanes that people stick too.

99% of drivers were courteous & helpful in overtaking on short stretches of road

scenery was fabulous & I loved the driving thru the bends & switchbacks

People throughout were friendly & helpful

Can not recommend it enough 

We did

Chiang Mai to Mae Sariang via Doi Inthanon. 261 kms

Mai Sariang to Pai via 108 and 1095. Overnight Pai .269 kms

Pai to Chiang Rai. Via 1095, 107, 109,118 and 1 . 313 kms

Chiang Rai to Nan via AH#, 1292,1186,1148 and 101. 243 kms

Nan to Uttaradit - 245kms

Uttaradit to Chiang Mai - 246 kms

 

These seem short trips until you factor in the bends etc & then you are looking at 4 - 6 hrs most days

 

We are doing an extended version of this in Feb '17

 

We used http://popcarrent.com/en/for our rentals

Totally agree. We are moving in three months after 15 years working in the Bangkok Jungle and Pattaya cesspool

[Piece Corp]

So what happened to all my photos?

[forcebwithu]

10 hours ago, Piece Corp said:

So what happened to all my photos?

Suspect they were a casualty of the forum software upgrade. Shame as you post quality pics of very lovely ladies.

[Ru4Real]

10 hours ago, Piece Corp said:

So what happened to all my photos?

 

3 minutes ago, forcebwithu said:

Suspect they were a casualty of the forum software upgrade. Shame as you post quality pics of very lovely ladies.

^ What he said, but: Laamok has been hunting high and low for a solution and, fingers crossed, at least some of them may yet still reappear.

[CyberPro]

Interesting (to computer geeks who have spent huge amounts of time planning/testing for upgrades) to speculate on causes of data loss...hopefully not permanent loss. Assuming both the old and new forum platform uses MySQL database, it seems like posts and images could be exported off forum as a Disaster Recovery backup regardless of whatever forum upgrade method was utilized. This supposition could be an oversimplification and incorrect in some or all assumptions, but that's the route I'd have investigated.

I'm sure those doing the upgrade did due diligence planning and executing, sometimes things just go wrong. Perhaps the files can be recovered from database and file storage backups? Best of luck with the remediation.  

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[HTW]

Any current or recent info, experiences or advice on visiting Pai up near Chaing Mai? I'm headed there in a couple weeks to visit a friend and train at a Muay Thai camp up there. Most of the info I've found on here is a couple years old or refers to a Thai girl named "Pai" 5555... Thanks in advance fellas. 

[themelonman]

7 hours ago, HTW said:

Any current or recent info, experiences or advice on visiting Pai

As of March 2018, there's nothing new to be added to the previous reports.

In regards to the pattaya-addicts sort of questions - no, there is basically no P4P establishments or scene. Even the most sultry-looking girl in the most likely-looking massage shop wouldn't respond to flirts or hints that extras would be welcome.

Tinder and Thai-friendly registered a few hits, but the region is vast, and most of the girls on the apps seemed 'genuine' rather than freelancers. You could either BYO, or better still, use the excursion to take a break.

For all other questions on accommodation, travel and sightseeing - the mainstream travel review sites and blogs should fill in the rest for you.

 

Me, I found it like a mini-Goa. And I really didn't like Goa. Way too many white-boy dreadlocks and tie-dye elephant pants. The cafes and bars are all at least originally quirky and unique, and the second-hand bookshop was one of the best I've found.
But Pai central (at least) was no more 'Real' Thai village than Khao San road.

The region is certainly pleasant enough, but I didn't get what was so special about Pai itself that turned that one tiny spot into a concentrated backpacker Mecca. Must have just randomly hit the jackpot with a good write-up in the Lonely Planet back in the 80s.

[CyberPro]

On 7/3/2018 at 22:09, themelonman said:

The region is certainly pleasant enough, but I didn't get what was so special about Pai itself that turned that one tiny spot into a concentrated backpacker Mecca. Must have just randomly hit the jackpot with a good write-up in the Lonely Planet back in the 80s.

Interesting thought. You're probably dead on correct. 

[Scuba+]

The region is certainly pleasant enough, but I didn't get what was so special about Pai itself that turned that one tiny spot into a concentrated backpacker Mecca. Must have just randomly hit the jackpot with a good write-up in the Lonely Planet back in the 80s.

Maybe it was because it was big on drugs in the 90s.

Mao Hong Son just further on is worth a visit, good trekking

[Piece Corp]

Here are some pictures from my phone of my most recent visit to Pai

 

[Essexman1961]

On 17/12/2015 at 10:59, Piece Corp said:

 

Kan Air services Chiang Mai to Pia, flight takes 20 minutes for about 2200 baht each way.

I assume they are very sma planes?

If you get the mini van does the route involve lots of hills ?

[Piece Corp]

Just now, Essexman1961 said:

I assume they are very sma planes?

If you get the mini van does the route involve lots of hills ?

I fly to Mae Hong Song and take the minibus back to Chiang Mai, stopping in Pai for a few days.  Otherwise, it takes 6 hours on minibus to MHS.

[Essexman1961]

3 minutes ago, Piece Corp said:

I fly to Mae Hong Song and take the minibus back to Chiang Mai, stopping in Pai for a few days.  Otherwise, it takes 6 hours on minibus to MHS.

Thanks!

[petehoax]

2 hours ago, Essexman1961 said:

I assume they are very sma planes?

If you get the mini van does the route involve lots of hills ?

yes, the mae hong song loop is very hilly and often very steep. 

[Essexman1961]

3 hours ago, petehoax said:

yes, the mae hong song loop is very hilly and often very steep. 

Thanks

That was.my concern.