{"id":3869,"date":"2016-02-19T06:28:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T05:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=3869"},"modified":"2019-02-14T12:01:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T11:01:28","slug":"finally-back-in-pai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/finally-back-in-pai\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally back in Pai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a short stop in Bangkok it was time to go back to Pai. Got an online ticket and left early with the #3 bus to Mo Chit Bus Station. If you want good food &#8211; you have to get out of the station where the little restaurants are. If you are Vegetarian &#8211; you are pretty much screwed since there are not many options. Guess a beer and some chips will do for today!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/leo-chang-cnx.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"503\" alt=\"Loe vs. Chang at the Moh Chit bus station in Bangkok\"\/><br \/>Had some time to kill and what better way than with a beer or two? Did meet this nice gentleman at the little shop. So we had the beer together and it was not so boring :-) <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/001p-bus.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"My VIP bus\"\/><br \/>Never happened before: They sold me a VIP bus ticket and it was a 2 &#8211; 2 seater configuration on top. Only in the lower part of the bus was a 1 &#8211; 2 seat configuration. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/002-p-miniB.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" alt=\"The local mini bus to Pai\"\/><br \/>We did arrive 30 minutes before the first mini bus to Pai. Enough time to get a ticket and a good seat. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/003-p-cats.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"495\" alt=\"Twin Hut Cats\"\/><br \/>A lot of new cat&#8217;s at Twin Hut this year <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/004-p-ks.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Sapah Muang Khao Soi\"\/><br \/>The first of many Khao Soi&#8217;s at Sapah Muang in Pai. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/005-cat.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"473\" alt=\"My favourite Twin Hut cat\"\/><br \/>My favourite Twin Hut cat <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/006-fire.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"473\" alt=\"Twin Hut fire\"\/><br \/>The first of many twin hut fires <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/008-sunset.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Sunset from my bungalow\"\/><br \/>Sunset from my bungalow <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/009-dimi.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\" Dimitris with his sister Elena\"\/><br \/>Dimitris with his sister <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/012-viewpoint.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Up on the viewpoint between Pai and Mae Hong Song\"\/><br \/>Up on the viewpoint between Pai and Mae Hong Song <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/cave-in.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" alt=\"The entrance of the cave\"\/><br \/>The cave entrance where you start your Bamboo raft trip. Than you walk inside up and down and here and there. Another short raft ride brings you to coffin cave and then they take you back again. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/013-foresttemple.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"My VIP bus\"\/><br \/>The temple on the way to the cave exit <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/cave-out.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"536\" alt=\"The site where the birds fly in and the bats fly out\"\/><br \/>The site where the birds fly in and the bats fly out. Actually you can go and take a look at coffin cave. Up on the right where you see the lights! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/014-dog-bike.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"416\" alt=\"One of the many Pai dogs on bikes\"\/><br \/>One of the many Pai dogs on bikes <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/015-elephant.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Elephant Prison\"\/><br \/>Elephant Prison &#8211; more and more of them here in Pai :-( <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/016-cat.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"725\" alt=\"Pai Cat\"\/><br \/>Pai Cat <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/017-coconut.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"My private stash of coconuts\"\/><br \/>My private stash of coconuts <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/018-airfight.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Paraglider over Pai valley\"\/><br \/>Noise monsters over the Pai valley. If they would fly somewhere at last. But no &#8211; circle over the town and over the bungalows till everybody has enough of the noise <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/019-morning-cat.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Hello cat\"\/><br \/>Good morning cat! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/020-chilling-swiss.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Bianca in my hammock\"\/><br \/>Bianca in the hammock at bungalow #7: Chillaxing like a boss! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/022-waterfall-mitsos.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Mitsos at the waterfall\"\/><br \/>Mitsos at the waterfall <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/023-butterf.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"428\" alt=\"And than the butterflies hatched\"\/><br \/>And than the butterflies hatched <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/024-butterfly.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"430\" alt=\"Butterfly\"\/><br \/>And one more on its way to the sky <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/025-cat.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" alt=\"Somewhere over the rainbow - there will be food for me\"\/><br \/>Somewhere over the rainbow &#8211; there will be food for me <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/026-foodplace.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" alt=\"Dinner with friends\"\/><br \/>Dinner with friends <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/027-flycat.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"564\" alt=\"My VIP bus\"\/><br \/>Weeee a cat that can fly? Only in Pai! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/027-jesica.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Happy content girl Jessica\"\/><br \/>Happy content girl Jessica <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2016\/pai\/028-birthday.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Birthday dinner at Sapah Muang with the Twin Hut gang\"\/><br \/>Birthday dinner at Sapah Muang with the Twin Hut gang <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nDo you want to stay up to date and not miss a post? <b>Subscribe to the blog<\/b> on the top right or all the way down on this page!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a short stop in Bangkok it was time to go back to Pai. Got an online ticket and left early with the #3 bus to Mo Chit Bus Station. If you want good food &#8211; you have to get out of the station where the little restaurants are. If you are Vegetarian &#8211; you&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":3871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kb_optimizer_status":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,142,210,5,4],"tags":[358,86,461,351,350],"class_list":["post-3869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animal","category-asia-travel","category-cat","category-pai","category-thailand","tag-animal","tag-asia","tag-cat","tag-pai","tag-thailand"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/008-sunset.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Marc Hastenteufel","author_link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/author\/marc\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/008-sunset.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}