forget changmai, go to pai.

i had never heard about this place before, but travelling up from ko samui > bangkok > chang mai, i ended up tagging along with a group of belgians on their way there. I had never heard about it, but in the 48 hours of ferry/bus/bus/bus travel, they convinced me to go with them.

Pai is this really tiny town, where there literally are two streets – one street where all the shops are, and one street where accomodations are. the policemen in the afternoon get bored and love to challenge the farang to soccer games. the locals are super friendly, and after a couple of days being there you start to feel like you’re you belong in their town.

its an amazing place to just hang out, think, and meet locals, away from all the commercial hub-bub that thailand has become.