Pai N Around

The trip continues!

After our 4 days in Chang Mai we headed out to do a loop which would take us through 3 towns in Northern Thailand ~ Pai, Mae Hong Song, and Mae Soreng. They are up in the hills so due to the altitude the temperature was quite cooler, especially at night (single digits).

In Pai we enjoyed a pretty relaxing atmosphere, but very touristy. Everybody is very laid back, but the streets come alive at night where you can buy anything from Draft beer to your knick knacks made by the local village tribes. A big draw to Pai is the large number of pubs with live music (provided by other fellow travellers) every night. We spent a couple days here, and during the day we would escape by motor bike to see the surrounding area. This is a little of what we took in...

This was taken enroute to a 'non existant' waterfall. We hiked along this river forever never finding a water fall that was supposedly up stream. We think this must be a joke played on the foreigners by the locals!
Next stop was Mae Soreng. This town was a little bigger than we expected, but not as touristy as Pai. This is a view from above the town at a temple on the hill.
Well put...
One portion of the hill top Wat at Mae Hong Song. We have seen so many that we're past remembering all their names!
And finally we made it to Mae Soreng. A little more like it. Not so big, not so touristy! Just nice cold beer...