The first time I heard about Pai was when I was preparing for this trip. I came across a picture of Pai Canyon (see related article) as part of a list of “places not to miss off the beaten track”.
Destinations
Bhubing Palace was built to be the residence of the Royal Family and their guests during their visits in Northern Thailand. It was built in 1961
Doi Suthep is a very sacred temple who shares its name with the mountain it is on. It is located about 15km from the center of Chiang Mai.
Whoever has tested (good) Thai food would understand why we were looking forward to learn how to reproduce it! There are more than 70 cooking classes in Chiang Mai so it is …
A day in sanctuary to meet and interact with elephants and even better: elephant babies! An amazing and unforgettable experience in Thailand that should not be missed…
As we were particularly interested in visiting the Northern Thailand, our next destination was Chiang Mai, Thailand. Luang Prabang has been eventful and our heart is now full…
After a 6 hours mini-bus ride from Vang Vieng, we managed to find our way to Luang Prabang. We arrived to the royal capital of Luang Prabang at the beginning of the afternoon. The city is very beautiful …
For many years Vang Vieng was the hotspot for backpackers looking for a remote place to party. One of the main activity in town is actually tubing down the river…
We managed to arrive in Vientiane around 8am. In the last period we kept hearing comments from people complaining about the harassment of the tuk-tuk drivers. Not only that, we were told we would be…
We finally arrived on Don Det island at the end of the afternoon. Don Det is one of the 4000 islands that the south of Laos has to offer. I don’t know if there…
After reviewing a few blogs on the Web, we decided to chose what seemed like the safest most reliable option: a company called AVT (Asia Van Transfer). We read that they …
We arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia, early morning (around 6 am). The hotel we booked online the day before had told us that the gate would open at 7:30 am so we decided to find a good coffee place for us enjoy a …
We arrived in Phnom Penh in the middle of the afternoon. The ride went quite smoothly with a break every 2 hours, where we were able to buy some juicy pineapples.
We arrived in Kampot, Cambodia by mid-morning. Hungry, of course 🙂 We spotted a nice restaurant not far from where we were dropped: Epics Art Cafe. It happened to be a place that promotes…
On Tuesday morning we took a bus with the direction to Sihanoukville (also known as ‘Kampong Som’). Initially we had planned to stay one night in this city before taking …