We woke up to a simple breakfast at our hotel. For our journey to Pai, we booked a van to fetch us to and fro. At 10am sharp, the driver arrived at the hotel. I was rather impressed with the van. It was spacious and clean!
Along the way, our driver brought us to some other places of interests in Chiang Mai. We first stopped at Doi Pui Hmong Village where we visited a museum that showcases the life of a hill tribe and garden. Although it was drizzling, we had fun taking photos of ourselves. Roads were so narrow, it was thrilling to see 2 vehicles trying to navigate past one another.
Museum 
Garden outside the museum 
1, 2, 3 umbrellas down!
Along the way back, we made another stop at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, commonly referred to as ‘Doi Suthep’. It is considered to be a sacred site and because it sits on the hill, we could see the Chiang Mai city! There were 2 ways to go to the temple from the car park. We could either talk a walk up or ride the cable car. Going with the majority, we went with the latter. Shoes had to be taken off when we enter. Inside, we saw people praying at all 4 sides of the shrine as well as people meditating and receiving blessings from monks.
As it was past lunch time, we decided to stop at Jungle de Cafe for lunch and photos. It is a unique cafe situated right next to a cascading waterfall! How awesome! They have indoor seats for wet weather or if you want to avoid mosquitoes. Unsurprisingly, the more popular choice would be to sit on the bouncy nets next to the waterfall for a drink or a meal! All the outdoor seats were taken when we reached and most of the food was sold out too! Hence, we made do with cup noodles and the indoor seats. Undeterred, we went out again after we had out tummies filled and managed to take photos on the nets! For the adventurous, you could take their Jungle Coasters and Zipline tour! We gave it a miss as we were not appropriately attired and were rushing for our destination, Pai.
Pai is approximately midway between Mae Hong Son and Chiang Mai. It takes around 3 hours to reach from Chiang Mai via the route 1095. Famed as Thailand’s most romantic city, Pai is a standalone town surrounded by natural beauty. To reach Pai, tourists have to endure 762 turns on the steep and windy route 1095. Along the way, we also spotted signboards that indicated ‘vomiting spots’! Luckily, none of us had to use those spots! Some of us even took motion sickness pills beforehand! Eventually, we reached our accommodation Pai Village Boutique Resort and Farm. As our original choice of rooms were under renovation, we all enjoyed a free upgrade to a more spacious room! Mosquitoes alert though!
Yes, this is 1 of the resorts that responds to special requests!
Our resort was just 1 minute walk from the only walking street in Pai. We randomly entered a restaurant and settled for dinner which turned out to be satisfying! We also walked past some shops which offered day tours to the outskirts of Pai. That’s our plan for tomorrow!
Signboard that literally translated to “I finally reached Pai after puking a few times!” 
Our Itinerary for tomorrow!!
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