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Having completely overestimated how much petrol I would need to get back from the caves yesterday, I woke this morning feeling like I should make good use of the full tank of petrol that I had paid (very little) for so I created a route that would take me to some of the sights of Pai.
My first stop was "Wat Phra That Mae Yen" (aka a massive white Buddha) and after climbing 353 steps in 30 degrees heat to get to it (by far the most exercise I had done all week...ok, year....), I was pretty disappointed to be able to just about make out a noseless buddha underneath the chaos of scaffolding and tarpaulin. Luckily, the view from the top wasn't too shabby and I could enjoy the rolling hills as I caught my breath back...
Next stop; "Ban Santichon" (aka the most bizarre tourist attraction in the whole of Thailand). So, this little place is best described as a Chinatown, but a village, and completely over
The one with the wall of China
February 04, 2018
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Pai, Thailand
Having completely overestimated how much petrol I would need to get back from the caves yesterday, I woke this morning feeling like I should make good use of the full tank of petrol that I had paid (very little) for so I created a route that would take me to some of the sights of Pai.
My first stop was "Wat Phra That Mae Yen" (aka a massive white Buddha) and after climbing 353 steps in 30 degrees heat to get to it (by far the most exercise I had done all week...ok, year....), I was pretty disappointed to be able to just about make out a noseless buddha underneath the chaos of scaffolding and tarpaulin. Luckily, the view from the top wasn't too shabby and I could enjoy the rolling hills as I caught my breath back...
Next stop; "Ban Santichon" (aka the most bizarre tourist attraction in the whole of Thailand). So, this little place is best described as a Chinatown, but a village, and completely over
the top. Despite being able to admire horses in uniform and play dress up in 'china-wear', the highlight of all was a replicate of the wall of China. No joke. They had seriously built part of the wall in their village to make it more chinary... At least I won't need to make a trip to the wall of China anytime soon.
After enjoying lunch at my favourite bakery (again), I headed out with friends to admire the sunset at Pai Canyon - no words or pictures can describe this (unlike the deep-fried banana and Nutella sandwich which I had as my first course tonight).
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The one where I'm unprepared
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The one where I people watch
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The one with the sweaty boys
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The one with the pickled slugs
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The one where I smell
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The one with pacing bears and bamboo grubs
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The one where I might have rabies
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The one with more Pad Thai
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The one with 762 curves
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The one with boobs
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The one with the wall of China
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The one where I'm full
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The one with the "cruise"
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The one with waterfalls
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The one with one too many waterfalls...
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The one where the bird dies
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The one with the Lao Lao
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The one where I discover bangers and mash
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The one with moody views
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The one with a girl, a bike and a big city
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The one where I'm offered a foetus kebab
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The one where I'm really lazy
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The one with dolphins in it
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The one with the virgin chicken
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The one where I eat a lot of pepper
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The one with the minty Carbonara
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The one where there's a bit o splash back
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The one where I'm at one with nature
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The one with the red chair restaurants
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The one with the disappointed tourists
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The one where it's not actually cake
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The one where I wait
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The one where I cross the border
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The one where there are tiny chairs at tiny tables
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The one where I fight with the toilet
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The one where there was "no roast duck" left
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The one with the fashionable poncho's
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The one with the broken scooter
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The one where I eat wild mushrooms
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The one where my kayak is full of coral
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The one with the giggling policemen
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The one where I am reunited with Pad Thai
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The one where everything is extortionate
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The one where I'm a bottomless pit
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The one where I apparently stink
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The one where he melted
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The one where Oasis perform live
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The one where my splinter is sterile
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The one where it comes to an end
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