Back in Pai, Thailand: How Much Has Changed?
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- It's the grand finale of my epic Mae Hong Son loop adventure!. Today's the day I conquer over 800km of scenic twists and turns, rolling into the bohemian haven of Pai in Northern Thailand. After 4 days of gripping motorcycle madness, I finally park my wheels at my Pai hotel for a well-deserved breather.
Quick change, and I hit the streets of Pai like a local on a mission! It's been a whole year since I last graced this town, and let me tell you, things have changed. But hey, change is good, right? First stop, the legendary Two Huts Cafe - a spot where the vibes are as chilled as the beers. I grab a cold one and soak in the jaw-dropping views, reminiscing on the wild ride that brought me here.
As the sun sets, we dive headfirst into the electric energy of the Pai Night Market. Prepare your taste buds for a journey as we navigate the bustling streets, eating some amazing Thai street food along the way.
The morning after, it's time to rev the engine one last time for the final leg back to Chiang Mai. The Mae Hong Son loop has thrown challenges my way, but nothing beats the thrill of conquering it. Pulling into Chiang Mai, I grab a seat, reflecting on the highs, the lows, and the sheer happiness of completing this legendary loop.
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I LOVE your road trips! I can empathise with you when you get emotional once the trip is done. Please don't stop sharing your trips with us. We can all get emotional together 😁
Thank you! This was a great road trip, I loved every minute.
Another top shelf series Wayne! Best travel blogger in the biz! Thanks for the great entertainment
Much appreciated buddy. Thank you 👌
Brilliant adventure Wayne, it was a delight to come along with you! How and what you presented along with your personal insights I think was the perfect balance. Truly a must watch sires for anyone visiting northern Thailand, especially your recap at 22:40. What you say about having so much solitary time to think amidst formidable challenge that brings so much reward, is really what life is about isn't it?
Your riding tips were essential too. At 26:00 what you said about 'trancing-out' is something few mention or maybe even realize about what they are in when they are in it. Having worked for a master hypnotist/hypno-therpist how you described the trans-state everyone falls into when riding or driving described it very well, and if you take a moment, a break to set back and observe that trance state, you become more aware of your own mind and live in general, and discover that most of us go life, work, relationships, eating, entertainment pretty much everything in that video game tarns-state, and if you take a moment to observe it like you often share, it can bring some profound changes in understanding the world and one's self, and perhaps what I enjoy the most about coming along on your adventures.
When you mentioned about distraction of the big city and constant motion, and restlessness in moments of calm idleness, I thought about what Pascal said: “I perceive that all of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone”. Perhaps allowing ourselves a moments to set quietly away from distraction is what shows us most about what we need to see about our unseen self that keeps us seeking distraction, and what you mentioned about Pai being good for twenty somethings but uncomfortable for we older chaps who've been down the trance road long enough to relish our quiet time in reality?
Thank you for the inspiring and humbling time, much appreciated.
Thanks for this great comment and for the support, much appreciated 🙏
Cheers mate, thanks for dropping in at Two Huts. Great sunset spot with a cold one as long as you don't mind rubbing shoulders with....Did you just say shafted with no Vaseline!!! Man, Wayne, what would your mother say. 😅
Nice one Lars, it was good to be back in Pai again and Two Huts is always a nice place to chill ( even the man buns) Mother would have a giggle, that's for sure. Take it easy man .
Wayne, you have hinted at this topic before, but I want to ask about this as possible vlog one day - The challenge of staying busy and engaged in Thailand and not falling into depression. The freedom and beauty of Thailand is so appealing, man, but my real worry is about the boredom and restlessness that can occur with the day to day life. I can sense this struggle in so many vloggers that I try and follow. How do you find balance? Appreciate your honesty and transparency, Wayne. Thanks for always allowing us to ride or waffle along with you.
Such a great topic. People think living in Thailand is all a bed of roses, when it's not. It comes with all sorts of mental health problems and things can go down hill here fast!
As you mentioned, I have talked about this before, but I do have this topic written down for a future video mate. It's such a great topic, that a lot of people sweep under the carpet. Thailand life isn't all shiny and perfect.
Great comment buddy, I will be doing another video on this in the very near future.
And that is the thing, Wayne. You are honest and you don't try and paint a picture that every day in Thailand is sunshine and roses. Appreciate you, mate. Respect.@@WalkAboutWayne
Hi Wayne, just checked this out and thanks for the memories. I really, really enjoyed my days on the Mae Hong Son Loop. I liked Pai...night markets are brilliant, canyon, 2 huts etc. Keep those wheels turning 😉 Thanks
Cheers Denis, hope all is well mate.
Glad you made it back safely, Wayne. Wasn't expecting to bump into you at the Yi Peng Festival. Wasn't sure if you were live or not, and I think I was star struck meeting one of my favourite Thai vloggers 😆.
🤣 Haha, yes I remember seeing you Paul, I even remembered your name. You look exactly like your photo buddy. I was live streaming yes, I would have stopped else mate. Thanks for liking the channel mate. Haha star struck 🤣. I hope to see you around again Paul, to say hello properly.
excellent wayne.
Thanks mate 👍
Nice one Wayne. Thanks for showing us around Pai. Good you have returned back safely to CM. MHS series was great fun to watch! Thank you 😃 👍🏼🫶🏻MHS ❤
Thanks as always Kashif, and for all the support mate. 🙏
Another great series Wayne.. Brought back some great memories. Looking forward to your next vlog trip
Thanks man! The next trip is on the works 👌
Top video Wayne. I always like seeing Pai related videos. May even make it there one day myself. Man buns lol - did you see Haaland and Bale there on holiday once mate 🤣😂🤣 I reckon that two huts site must be the best business happening there in Pai the number of people that get there . Beautiful location that. Cheers buddy. 🤩
Haha cheers mate. I seen a few man buns around Pai, but not Haaland or Bale sadly 🤣. I had a good time though. Two Huts is a nice place and very popular 👍
Really like that guesthouse my friend 👌
Expect the unexpected in Pai - great summary and advice WW and Well done on this series ✔️🙏😃
Thanks Ant 👍
Great trip thanks for taking us along I seen so much of Thailand now 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for watching 🙏
Wayne, excellent adventure. I don't know if I could take on such a trip on a little lousile. For me, no little than 600 Joanne. All power to lousile and carry on Wayne 😊
It would be easier on a bigger bike but Lucille did great. Thanks 👍👍
Good job on the loop Wayne. Great advise as well. Thank you.
Thank you, and thanks for watching.
Outstanding, Wayne. You’re rocking it …!
Thanks buddy!
This is an epic series Wayne and opens up new possibilities instead of just visiting the usual tourist trap cities . I saw some campsites on the map was thinking it might be worth trying that aswell.
Thanks mate. Yes, I do things a little different, just hit the streets and see the people . So many campsites , I was thinking about staying at one in Doi Inthanon.
Thanks for the journey Wayno, well done 👏
Cheers Wayne, thanks for watching mate.
Thanks for sharing! It was a joy to watch! More road trips in the horizon?
Thank you buddy! Yes, more coming very soon.
Great series mate. Can’t wait for the next. Cheers 👍🏼
Thanks mate 👍
Was the place you stayed at in Pai in the center of town quiet at nite. Always hard finding quiet places on the road. Lots of great roads up north. Glad you made it back with no problems.
Yes, it was very quiet in the far end area, where I was. It's right in town, you can walk to Walking street. Thanks .
Great vid mate! Wouldn’t mind doing that one myself!
Thanks Phil, it's well worth doing mate.
@@WalkAboutWayne I can remember when I took the family to Coral Bay , we did the trip for about 10 years in a row in July. It’s about 1150klms from Perth WA, we did it in a day and set up our camping before we turned in. Those were the days mate, did it one year towing a caravan. I think I could still do it now!(in my dreams) 😜
@@philsummers579 I was looking at Australia's great northern highway loop. 3195km! Daunting man haha. I thought MHS was long at 860km.
Been a few years since I've been to Pai. 2 Huts looks like a lovely spot 👍
2 huts is a very popular place, amazing views. Thanks
Great series Wayne, very enjoyable to watch .
Thanks mate 🙂
I watched the whole series! The loop is in my future. Should have done it last time I was in CM but my lady was scared to go on a scooter. I’ll show her- I’ll go back next time without her and do the loop solo. Great vids man, thanks for your effort!
Thanks for watching buddy! Hopefully you can do it next time, it's well worth it. Nice one 🙏
Great vid fella 👍love your channel ♥️and I love pai and keep coming back❤ I know it’s a bit touristic but it’s just so easy and friendly there. Great food and Cheep accommodation and great people. You never feel alone in Pai. Last time I met some lovely German girls who befriended me and we ended up all changing are flights and stayed for a month 😂
Thanks Richard mate. I always have a good time in Pai, it's not my favourite but it's a cool little town. Thanks again buddy. Sounds good with the German girl 😉
Thank you for the ride mate, absolutely marvellous.Ill be doing it myself one of these days but I think ill hire a ute just for extra comfort and protection.Cheers,and thank you very much, from way down under in Auckland NZ.
Nice one buddy, hope you can do the loop soon 👍
Cool matey. Enjoyed the road trip! Looking at Pai in this one , looked mad. As i was in Pai 26 years ago lol. When it was dirt roads etc. Yes i did have locks lol. Take it easy , take it easy. From Cornwall. Happy Daze
I was there about the same time.
Didn't go back for almost 10 years & couldn't believe all the bright lights.
Now it's on another level.
Cornwall crew in the house! My neck of the woods. Wow, I would have liked to see Pai 26 years ago. I probably would like it more back then. Haha, I must admit I had some locks back in the day. Thanks.
Enjoyed the series, man. Thanks!
Thanks Earl man 👍
Having done that trip earlier in the year same way round I loved it, agree with you about Pai also. Great to see you back safely, see you out and about one day:-)
Nice one! It's a great trip, I enjoyed every minute. Hope to see you around.
great video 👍
Thank you 👍
Great trip mate thanks again great information regards Darren/ chonlada
Thank you guys 🙏
Thanks for sharing Wayne. I'm curious enough to watch you do it, but I probably won't. Never know though. I might change my mind about it. Glad you were safe. I'm a professional truck driver in USA so I know about trancing out and breaks. 🙂
Thank man, I hope you can do the loop one day. I'm sure it would be alot easier for you, being a truck driver. I did find myself trancing out sometimes.
Have really enjoyed your road. Funny comparison, a hamburger here in Corpus Christi, Texas is 521 Thb, hope it was good.
Thanks Malcolm. The burger was really nice buddy 👌
That looked like a brilliant tour, well worth some of the hard miles im sure you put in. Spot on at the end about keeping your mind busy. As they say your health is your wealth, and for me personally, it all stems from trying to have a positive outlook. Take it easy Wayne 👍
Thanks buddy! It was a great trip 👌
Great trip did it back in January clockwise on a nmax 155
5 days 4 nights highly recommended
Nice! Exactly the time I done also. 5 days and 4 nights. Thanks.
That was a good trip, I enjoyed coming along.
First time I did the loop was on a 100cc Wave... 2up 😬
Can't say I'd recommend it 🤣
Doi Inthanon was a challenge, had to leave out bags at the guest house.
Jesus! I can't imagine doing the loop on a 100cc buddy, and with 2 people aswell! That must have been an adventure 🤣.
I would have liked a 160 really, but a 125 was fine.
Thanks Colin
@@WalkAboutWayne It certainly was an adventure, 1st gear a lot of the way 😁
I've also done it on a 400cc & 125cc since.
Well done mate, hope you got plenty of rest after the trip. Good tips at the end; although if I ever do it, it will be in the comfort of a big 4x4 ☺️😂 take care mate 👍👍
Thanks Simo, a 4x4 would have been nice mate 🧉
Another top shelf series mate. Plenty of hairy armpits in Pai? Very interested to hear your thoughts on why some westerners fail when living in Thailand? Cheers buddy.
Thanks mate. This is a subject that alot of people are asking about and I see alot of vloggers making videos about depression and stuff in Thailand. It's a great and real subject mate. I'm shooting a vlog about this and giving my opinions soon. 👍
Great stuff mate. It is a great idea to leave pai early and you miss the crazy mini bus drivers take care mate.
I always prefer to leave early, but it was so misty and wet. It would be best to leave it a couple more hours. Thanks mate.
OMG! Yiu are in the hood!! I went 13 years ago, much more people! Beautiful!
Probably a bit different these days 👍
job well done mate.
Thanks mate 🙏🙏
Wayne im loving all your north thailand stuff. I tried to find a video on the rules of the road (highway code) to drive in Thailand but nothing much available. Would you have anything you have done along the lines of - how to ride a moped safely, traffic lights and strange anomalies a westerner wouldnt know, what cc of moped for the loop, what to wear on the Mae Hong Son loop and things you wish you had known before doing the loop. Is the western side of the loop worth doing as it doesnt look all that appealing town wise as I have never seen much on that side apart from waterfall stops.
I am curious to see what MHS is like and as you say it appears that most people pass through.
I loved Pai as I never felt isolated there as a single traveller, the live music was great and that techno club was a real surprise.
Its a nice place for the so called hippie vibe and backpackers galore so plenty of people to talk with even if the beers on the walking street were in some bars way over the top price wise.
I watched a band in the walking street and they were great and when I asked if they could play that thai regae song that goes doo doo do dooter tam they laughed and said no problem which made my day and being pissed I gave them a massive tip.
Live music in Thailand I think is just amazing and so underrated.
Thanks again wayne for all your videos as they are inspiring me to actually do the loop now and not just Pai and MHS.
To tell the truth, the road rule book here isn't worth much. It's just everyone to their own. Mae Hong Son was one of my best places, great town. Pai isn't that great for me, but I enjoy visiting at least once a year. Thanks.
@@WalkAboutWayne Thanks Wayne. What about the stop off points at night on the loop if you went anti clockwise past MHS?
Prices look resonable.
Plenty of western babes by the looks of it as well.
Is the internet speed any good?
Yeah, not bad prices, can't complain. Lot's of beautiful western girls around at the minute. I've never had a problem with internet in Northern Thailand.
@@WalkAboutWayne sweeeeeet! Great channel BTW - not the usual hum drum, plenty informative and interesting 👌👌
watched it all, great trip great vid. Based on what I've seen from others over the years I thought the loop was 4-5 days but now looks closer to 8-10 with all you showed us. So did you finish it in 5 days to get back for Loy Krathong in CM?
Thanks Robert mate! Yes, you could easily do 10 days on the loop, so much to see. My original plan was 2 nights in each place, but I preferred to keep moving. Loy Krathong wasn't really in my mind.
Hi is this the Pai people goes to do their visa run? I heard it is about 400 curves to pass to get there....put us off...get carsick as we don't drive bikes😂 but it looked nice and clean place. Nice video again👍
This is Pai with the famous curves, yes. But it's not where you go for a visa run. Thanks.
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First time I visited Pai I got up early to miss the traffic going to Chiang Mai big mistake ran into thick fog
100% that's a mistake I'll never make again. It was shocking, total white out with mist.
shocking on how much its changed. RIP Pai
Bit different nowadays.
You mentioned people buying coffees... I normally see a $ sign in the menu but not on yours?
Can i ask how we can buy you a coffee.?
The buy me a coffee link is in the description of the video, it's also under my name on my channel page. Thank you.
Great for the young ones .
Yes, agreed 👍
Must be cold by now on Dec
The temps have dropped a lot, yes. It's cold in the mornings.
Between Europeans and Chinese there's hardly any Thai people in Pai. It's such a lovely valley but the extreme levels of tourism kill the vibe for me.
Yes, I know what you mean mate. 👍
Thai tourists like to go to Chiang Khan along the Mekong river in Loei province (Isaan). Nice atmosphere similar to Pai.
Luckily ive never experienced the feeling of being shafted hard with or without vaseline. Gonna do my utmost to never let it happen. If you ever get your down moments, just stop and have a look around you Wayne and think wher you could have been instead. I land on Sunday for 3 months Oh Happy Days 🙏🙏
🤣🤣 Very true mate, although Thailand isn't perfect it's a whole lot better than the other side of the fence. Happy days mate, touching down for 3 months!!
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Thank you 🙏
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What's your favourite flavor Pai? Mine's steak & kidney
Mines probably the same mate, or just a steak pie 🥧. The thing I miss the most is a flaky pasty, or cheese & onion pasty. Damn I miss my Cornish pasties 😞
Beep Beep! We call them volkies!
Perfect little sunny room!
Great cars! Vdub where I come from , but I have heard them being called Volkies.
You are better than Thai people like me when it comes to traveling.
Thanks. I would like to travel more. 🙏
Wayne scored a bunch of shroooms
🤣🤣 Them days are gone, sadly.
Best thing to do is fly from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son then hire a bike.
That would take away the whole point of doing the loop though. If I go back, I might look into a flight though.
สวัสดีดีครับ🎉🎉
Hello 👋
Watch yer trotters,ann the noggin too
100 % 👍👍
Good video. But remember, you are a tourist too😂
Never forgot buddy 👌
As this is main Loi kratong day the parade 3 hours long all in changmai Pai ok any time
Was there all last night buddy and tonight 👌👌
ฉันไม่อยากได้อะไรเลยเพื่อนนอกจากขี้เกียจแล้วก็นอนตื่นสาย
Nice! Not sure if Pai's the town for staying up late.
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Looks dead, looks like 1 month ago?
Few days a go buddy.
@@WalkAboutWayne I guess high season havnt picked up yet
@@Travelsity I think a lot more people will head to Pai, now Loy Krathong has finished. Chiang Mai was rammed.
I do like watching your blogs, but can you stop singing the littlest hobo song as it's getting really annoying now, I've even started turning your blogs off if you sing it. Please, not every blog.
God put a smile on buddy, it's a few seconds of a vlog jeeez . And the answer is NO.
No Wayne …. Absolutely no
We thank you again and again. No need to thank us
We sit and watch and hope to be there. Keep em coming
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ในเวลากลางคืน โดยเฉพาะคืนเดือนมืด การนอนดูดวงดาวที่ภาคเหนือนั่นเป็นสิ่งฉันจำจำได้ตลอดมา
I go pai tomorrow:)
When u were there?
Nice, that sounds good. Maybe I will try it 🙏
First time here.
I love to travel. My therapist is my motorcycle. Her name is Now-O-Shka Nowoshka. She is a silver and red accents Suzuki Hayabusa. I bought her in japan and went from Aomori down do Fukuoka. It took two months.
I now like in Thailand. And I want to do this tour as you have just accomplished. I have always been addicted to motorcycle's and travel. Living on room service is the best. No woman has been able to tame this side of me. This is my first love. My Buda named Nowoshka. I have walked away from some very sexy and extremely gorgeous ladies if they come between me and Nowoshka. Never to return. I have three in Chang mi. Who would no doubt recognize my Haybusa so I ride very cautiously through there. Next year I'm going to do a run from Bangkok to Koh Samui. In Bangkok I stay at the Château De Bangkok. It's my second home. Everyone knows me. So I can't get away with a lot. The girls at the front desk give me a hard time. But it's all good. Keep up the good works. Maybe I might start doing these kind of videos.
James Ray Bond.
Hi James, great to read your comment. Sounds like you have a good life buddy 🤣. Thanks
Brother I think we both are lucky. I'm sure many wish they could live as we do. And I think we're more happier. My Busa is my therapist. If you know what I mean.
Bandit.