It is said that there is nothing to do in Pai. We disagree... Though, this is indeed the suitable place for relaxation on the terrace of your bamboo hut by the Pai river while reading a book or enjoying a few drinks with people you have met along the way, we have done so much more and will keep great memories of our few days here. We swam and played with an elephant in the Pai river, just both of us accompanied by the mahut (person looking after the elephants). We are not really keen in participating in those activities especially when it involves animals but passing by with our scooter, we saw 3 elephants waiting for someone to sign up to go and have a bath as it was particularly hot here during the day (and cool at night). So after bargaining, we heading straight to the river riding on the neck of the elephant. Big smile on our face... and on her face (trunk) when we were splashing her with water. Another great memory is our 2-day trek near the Burma border with an overnight stay in a Lahu village... Waterfalls along the way, bathing in the river after a few hours of walking in the jungle and the discovery of an hilltribe (tasting a squirell curry, drinking rice whiskey with the medicine men at 9 am, listening to Pat our guide telling us stories about opium, cultural traditions of the different tribes in the region, watching the locals gambling big money on poker...). We will be heading north Laos in a few hours for more trekking and discovery of ethnies. Just time for a last thai curry after a 2-hour massage...
The Lahu village we stayed at...
Thierry & the medicine man drinking rice whiskey at 9 am
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