Pai in Pictures: A Photo and Video Essay

May 29, 2014
/ By Charlie and Brittany
/ 3 COMMENTS

Pai is a chill mountain town in northern Thailand, about 3 hours outside of Chiang Mai. It is favored by backpackers for its relaxed, hippie vibe and delicious food. Don’t be fooled though, there is much more to Pai than getting stoned, eating and napping in a hammock. If you dare to venture out on a motorbike, please proceed to read our post on Motorbiking 101, and then explore one of the most beautiful regions of Thailand.

Start by visiting one of the unique coffee shops that Pai has to offer, such as this one that provides the most comfortable chairs to swing in while you drink your coffee and take in the magnificent views.

pai thailand coffee shop

pai coffee shop views

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pai thailand views

Visit Thom’s Elephant Camp, where you can feed and interact with the elephants for FREE. They do offer mahout training courses, tours and bamboo rafting services as well. They seem to really love and take care of the elephants here. It’s worth a visit!

thoms elephant camp pai thailand

Take a short cut through a Thai village…and get attacked by the kids!

village kids pai thailand

You might even be greeted with views like these:

pai thailand views

Take a class at Pai Circus School to brush up on your fire juggling or unicycle skills. Check out our friend Jazza from NOMADasaurus. He definitely impressed us with his skills on the slack line!

pai circus school

If you’re not keen on taking part in the classes, you can visit as a spectator.

pai circus school

The one thing you cannot leave Pai without seeing is the Pai Canyons, Thailand’s very own Grand Canyon. The best time to visit is at sunset if you want to capture stunning pictures like the ones below!

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Check out the video footage from our 48 hours in Pai:

About the Author Charlie and Brittany

We are Brittany and Charlie - we traded the 9 to 5 and the so-called "American dream" to live our own dream and see the world. We sold all of our belongings and left the US in August 2013. For 5 years, we lived primarily in Thailand and built our online business and location independent lifestyle while we traveled to over 30 countries. We’ve had house sitting gigs on 3 different continents and we’ve even appeared on HGTV’s House Hunters International.

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Jazza - NOMADasaurus says May 29, 2014

What an amazing weekend! Your photos represent Pai perfectly!

Charlie and Brittany says May 30, 2014

It was a great weekend! Always have a blast with you two!

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