Northern Thailand - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Northern Thailand - page 916

TRANSPORT FROM FANG & THA TON

DESTINATION BOAT BUS SŎRNGTĂAOU

Bangkok N/A 600B; 14hr; 4 daily N/A

Chiang Dao N/A 63B; 2hr; 7 daily N/A

Chiang Mai N/A 90B; 4hr; 7 daily N/A

Chiang Rai 350B; 3-5hr; 12.30pm N/A N/A

Fang (from Tha Ton) N/A 30B; 30min; 7 daily 25B; 30min; frequent

Mae Salong N/A N/A 60B; 1½hr; 3 daily

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Pai

053 / POP 2000
The hippie trail is alive and well in Pai (pronounced more like the English 'bye' not 'pie'),
a cool, moist corner of a mountain-fortressed valley. A solid music, art and New Age
scene has settled in along with the town's more permanent population of Shan, Thai and
Muslim Chinese, though in the high season Pai can feel more like Ko Pha-Ngan without a
beach. Diluting the fa·ràng factor are visiting Thais from Bangkok and Chiang Mai, who
pop in for a long weekend in the country.