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Pai 2008 2009

Pai is a small town in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border, north of Chiang Mai. It lies along the Pai River and was once a quiet market village inhabited by Shan people whose culture is influenced by Burma. It was reached after a spectacular three hour mini-bus ride from Chiang Mai, along high winding roads through scenic mountains.

"....halfway between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son the mountain road makes a winding descent into a large green valley carpeted with rice paddies and fruit groves. Mountains rise on all sides and butterflies flit along the streets." Tourist guide
End of the road for vehicles
End of the road for vehicles		 View across the River Pai on arrival at midday
View across the River Pai on arrival at midday		 Afternoon view of bamboo bridge
Afternoon view of bamboo bridge
Barb at Pai
Barb at Pai		 Barb by the Pai River
Barb by the Pai River		 Our cabin
Our cabin
Our bed
Our bed		 Our private outdoor shower
Our private outdoor shower		 Rim Pai Cottages bloom - spider lily
Rim Pai Cottages bloom - spider lily
Bouganvillea
Bouganvillea		 Motor scooters lined up at the end of the road
Motor scooters lined up at the end of the road		 Scene around town - not for me!!
Scene around town - not for me!!
Cheap scooters for hire
Cheap scooters for hire		 Mirror in the main street
Mirror in the main street		 Early morning light over the River Pai
Early morning light over the River Pai
Morning view of village across the river
Morning view of village across the river		 Exploring one of the holiday villages across the river
Exploring one of the holiday villages across the river		 Woman doing laundry at river's edge
Woman doing laundry at river's edge
A bamboo waterwheel channelling river water to the gardens in the village
A bamboo waterwheel channelling river water to the gardens in the village		 View across the river in the morning
View across the river in the morning		 Village detail
Village detail
View upstream, mid morning
View upstream, mid morning		 Typical rubbish bin outside a house
Typical rubbish bin outside a house		 Village woman offering wares
Village woman offering wares
....and another
....and another		 Woman setting up a stall in the evening market
Woman setting up a stall in the evening market		 Evening market vendor
Evening market vendor
Evening market vendor
Evening market vendor		 Old Buddhist temple, detail
Old Buddhist temple, detail		 Another building in the old temple
Another building in the old temple
Carver working on pieces for the new temple
Carver working on pieces for the new temple		 Some of the finished carvings in the partly built temple
Some of the finished carvings in the partly built temple		 Detail of the Buddhist temple
Detail of the Buddhist temple
Aboard a motorbike for a ride into the hills.
Aboard a motorbike for a ride into the hills.		 Heavily laden
Heavily laden		 The petrol pump!
The petrol pump!
Where does the petrol go?
Where does the petrol go?		 Pai police officers
Pai police officers		 The beloved Queen Sirikit - poster outside the Pai School
The beloved Queen Sirikit - poster outside the Pai School
School children
School children		 Rice paddy on the way to the 300 steps
Rice paddy on the way to the 300 steps		 Looking down the steps
Looking down the steps
Almost down
Almost down		 Rice shop
Rice shop		 Traditional tribal dresses
Traditional tribal dresses
Collecting wood
Collecting wood

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