Getting to Pai from Chiang Mai requires navigating the 762 S-shape curves up and down the mountains. By no means will a driver ever drive any slower than breakneck speeds or overtake at any time other than during a blind curve. First, wear your seatbelt. Second, bring a iPod so you can drown out the wretching of any passengers puking into plastic bags. NOTE: If someone ralphs in the next bus I take, I will have observed the rarely seen in the wild "Consecutive bus ride of Puking" trifecta -- maybe it will be me.
But after all the dizziness of getting here, its obvious that Pai is worth the trouble. Isolated by lush jungle forests and roller-coaster like mountains, Pai is a small town of around of around 2500. For about 7 USD you can stay in a quiet bungalow village that is set apart from the main part of town by the river (see below; photo totally ripped off of Google Images). Unfortunately, my first night I spent in a dingy room in the center of town. I'm paraphrasing a little, but the Lonely Planet says travelers can do anything here from relaxing to... relaxing.
Anyway, the scenery here has inspired me a little, so I wrote a few poems that I'll share.
A Dingy Room
A dingy room is contageous --
Pushing its oppressive mood
Onto one in Stages --
So I've left to get some food.
For Worst or For the Best
If you had a talent
That no one else possessed
Do you think it'd change you
For worst or for the best?
But after all the dizziness of getting here, its obvious that Pai is worth the trouble. Isolated by lush jungle forests and roller-coaster like mountains, Pai is a small town of around of around 2500. For about 7 USD you can stay in a quiet bungalow village that is set apart from the main part of town by the river (see below; photo totally ripped off of Google Images). Unfortunately, my first night I spent in a dingy room in the center of town. I'm paraphrasing a little, but the Lonely Planet says travelers can do anything here from relaxing to... relaxing.
Anyway, the scenery here has inspired me a little, so I wrote a few poems that I'll share.
A Dingy Room
A dingy room is contageous --
Pushing its oppressive mood
Onto one in Stages --
So I've left to get some food.
For Worst or For the Best
If you had a talent
That no one else possessed
Do you think it'd change you
For worst or for the best?
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