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03 December 2021

Rim Pai Cottage, Pai

Previously:

Tham Pum Tham Pla Cave and Ban Jabo, Mae Hong Son

Pai is a small valley town that lies on the banks of Pai River. Due to its captiviting charms, beautiful mountainscape and cool breeze nearly all seasons, this town easily gained its domestic as well as internatonal recognition in the early millennium. I had been here both on their prime time and also on their very downtime after the pandemic. In my next post, I will show how far that Covid-19 had effected this little town. For now, I just share you some photos of Rim Pai Cottage, where we stayed for two nights.

Rim Pai Cottage is a bungalow-like resort. Individual bungalow is placed apart from each other, so every room has the sense of peaceful and serenity. It also facilitates with outdoor swimming pool too. The room itself was spacious and clean. The next best thing was that our room set right by the river, we got to enjoy the nice view day and night from our own room and terrace. Over and above, their services were superb and friendly.

Rim Pai Cottage

On Chai Songkhram Road toward Pai Bamboo bridge

Ph: +66 53 699 133

Stay tuned for the next blog still in Pai:

Pai Night Market

22 August 2016

Day 6 of Northern Thai Trip: Wat Nam Hu and Baan Santichon - Yunnan Cultural Village

Previously:
Day 5 of Northern Thai Trip: Medio De Pai Hotel And Pai Walking Street

Wat Nam Hu

The special thing about this temple is that inside the monk head can produce holy water that comes from nowhere. Monk will take it out once a year and get about a bowl full of holy water.

This snake look-a-like GPS map is a pretty common scene to see in anywhere around Mae Hong Son province. Curve after curve, get ready with your road-sick capsule. But when we arrive at the destination, any destination is worth travelling for. Like this one, Baan Santichon - Yunnan Cultural Village. This village is very much like a smaller version of the real Yunnan village. From the house shape, stuffs that they are selling and the food are genuinely brought from Yunnan as the place is nearby. Therefore, you can feel like you are in Yunnan, also sampling their local food plus bring home the Yunnan's souvenirs.

This is their signature dish - Stew pork leg served with mantou

Stir fry kangkung

Steamed fish with ginger and shallot - in a spicy version

Stay tuned for the next blog still in Northern Thailand:

Last Day of Northern Thai Trip: From Pai, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, To Bangkok

20 August 2016

Day 5 of Northern Thai Trip: Medio De Pai Hotel and Pai Walking Street

Previously:
Day 4 of Northern Thai Trip (part 2): Khum Khantoke, Chiang Mai

Pai is one of my favourite city in northern region. It is a classic mountain city with cool weather and so many cute landmarks everywhere in this town. Not so crowded, but again if you don't come here around school holiday or new years holiday as this place is one of the top holiday destination on winter season. There are two ways to get here. First, the common way, by road, where it will take about 4 or 5 hours on the extreme curvy roads. Most of the people are thrown out after arriving at the destination. And the easier way would be catching a tiny plane (maximum is 12 passenger at a time)from Chiang Mai to Pai that takes only 20 minutes. Very convenient and time saver however it is of course more costly.

This time we stayed at Medio De Pai boutique hotel, which is situated in a great location, just less than five minutes walk to the walking street. More like a resort to me, with only two story building and swimming pool in the middle.

Again, it was a crowded night, just before the new year's eve. But luckily we went there early, just pass 5 in the evening and around 7pm we finish browsing and bought food. Ready to come back to our cozy hotel, it is when the walking street are starting to pack with people. Yet again, this pai walking street is one of the best walking street in Thailand. Range of variety food and drinks also souvenirs and live music (some days).