Arriving back in Bangkok I headed for CheQinn hostel. It is located by nana MBT station. I booked this hostel as a guy in my hostel in Yangon was on my flight and we could split the cost of the taxi. I would not stay in this hostel again. The area is definitely very seedy. Lots of bars with horrific looking lady boys, old men with thai girls and these guys look old enough to be their grandfather. The hostel was nice inside but had unstable bunkbeds which shook way too much when you turned in your sleep and the bed was far from comfortable.
My next two days in Bangkok was spent wandering around and treating myself to a new GoPro underwater sports camera at the MBK shopping center. I wanted one for a while but since diving I wanted one even more as I really wanted to take pictures of what I see underwater!
Go Pro Hero 3+ – via google images
Happy with my new purchase I headed north to Pai to chill out after Myanmar and see an old friend Doug who I hung out with in Korea. I had to travel to Chiangmai over night and catch a connecting mini bus to Pai itself. Exhausted after the night of travelling I slept through this mini bus ride and awoke to wretching. Many people get quite car sick on the way to Pai due to the 762 bends between Chiangmai and Pai.
Pai is a sleepy little town. It’s become quite famous in the past few years due to the Asian film “Pai in Love” so lots of Asian tour groups come to take pictures! I quickly checked into a room and met my friend Doug for a good catch up.
After this a group of us (some Aussies and another American) headed to a pretty cool waterfall which you could slide into. The rest of the day was spent chilling out and doing nothing.
Pai waterfall…via google images
The night life in Pai is pretty dead and I didn’t really feel like partying as I felt indifferent to it. (I think I was a little culture shocked from Myanmar itself for some reason!) What is really amazing about Pai is the hippie influence. Some would call it cool I found it just so infuriating. Some of the people who thought they were “hippies” seemed like they were trying WAYY TOO HARD to me. I don’t understand why people try to be someone else while travelling.
The next day we decided to head to fluid a swimming pool and general chill out area just outside Pai. For 60 baht you can go into the pool area, lie in the sun, drink beer and snooze to your hearts content. Some nice music plays in the background. It was perfect to cool off and talk to people.
Afterwards we headed for Pai canyon to watch the sun set. It was really pretty. Definately worth the ride during the day.
My driver for the day
Yours truly at the Pai canyon
Sunset friends
Hostels:
Bangkok – CheQinn hostel – http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/CheQinn/Bangkok/56261http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/CheQinn/Bangkok/56261
Pai – Common grounds – http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Common-Grounds-Pai/Pai/81682
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