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Pai, Thailand makes a strong first impression with its laid-back charm, mountain setting, and reputation as the hippie capital of Thailand. The video follows an introduction to this popular backpacker destination, known for its music and arts scene, natural beauty, and relaxing atmosphere.

Along the way, the journey includes a stay at Reverie Siam Hotel and visits to local spots like Pai Hot Spring, Cafecito Mexican restaurant, Two Huts Pai, and Witching Well Restaurant. It’s a travel vlog focused on first impressions, exploring what makes Pai such a favorite for visitors looking for a slower pace, scenic surroundings, and a creative vibe.

Created for viewers searching for Pai Thailand travel vlog, backpacker destinations in Thailand, hippie town Thailand, and first impressions of Pai. It also fits virtual travel, Thailand tourism, and relaxed travel content for anyone planning a Northern Thailand trip or looking for inspiration for their next adventure.

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00:19Alright we just woke up from the best sleep. Do you have a good sleep too?
00:24It's so quiet here. We're gonna have this breakfast and maybe go for a swim and then jump in the
00:34car and go and explore Pi.
00:36I think we might try and go to one of the hot springs today huh?
00:39Yeah.
00:39We put out the word on Instagram to you guys for recommendations for things to do in Pi and we've
00:47got like 10 or 12 different things.
00:49So we've got a few days to fill in but today I think we'll just explore and maybe go to
00:53the hot springs.
00:54What was the name of that restaurant for sunset?
00:58Oh Two Huts.
01:00Two Huts. Apparently Two Huts is the best place to go and watch the sunset and it's not raining this
01:05afternoon which is kind of rare.
01:08Even though it probably still will.
01:10So we'll go and check that out as well after the hot springs I think.
01:20We're trying to make this flat.
01:22We didn't realize we were getting this massive tier of food too.
01:26So our room came with a complimentary breakfast and we got to choose the main and drinks and then also
01:32it comes with this tower.
01:36French toast, bread and fruit.
01:39Hell yeah.
01:39So this will probably be my only meal for the day until dinner.
01:43I don't know about you but...
01:45Probably not.
01:48Might need to go for a bit of a walk after this though or a swim.
02:03Second breakfast.
02:05Caught me.
02:06There's still all this left.
02:09After breakfast.
02:10Holy shit man.
02:12It's so hard to stay fit and healthy.
02:15Especially now you're pregnant and you eat three times as much.
02:19Yeah.
02:21That influence.
02:42All right.
02:42We are going to head to Pai Hot Springs.
02:45So there's actually three different hot springs in Pai.
02:48There's two natural ones and one that's more like a pool, swimming pool.
02:52Sai Nam I believe is the name of the other one.
02:55But we're going to go to Pai Hot Spring.
02:58They have about the same reviews on Google but the Pai ones are meant to be bigger.
03:03So yeah.
03:05Going to go see what they're all about.
03:07The service of this hotel is pretty incredible.
03:09We went to the front desk because we're changing rooms.
03:12So they're going to move our bags for us.
03:14But she rang ahead just to make sure that they were open.
03:16Because sometimes on rainy days they don't open.
03:20And so she did that for us and then gave us a couple of pool towels to take with us.
03:23So got to give credit to the hotel 10 out of 10 service.
03:28Yeah.
03:28We've definitely gotten in trouble for taking towels to places we weren't supposed to before.
03:34I remember in Sri Lanka when we went on that tuk-tuk tour and that manager ran out and
03:38Yelled at us.
03:39Yelled at us for taking the towel.
03:40It was pissing our rain.
03:42All we wanted was something to sit on in the tuk-tuk.
03:48And he thought we were stealing his towels or something.
03:51Yeah.
03:52It was actually like a big drama.
03:54So we were a bit scarred to take towels now.
03:58We definitely always ask.
04:00Yeah.
04:00I was like mate, we're here for another two nights.
04:03You think we're just going to run off with your towels?
04:17This is all so cool.
04:21I am.
04:30Wow, I'm really impressed by Pai.
04:32Just that little area we drove through is so beautiful.
04:35The buildings are so unique.
04:37I love how some places in Thailand can feel like their own little island.
04:42Like this feels like an island feel to me, but it's nowhere near the beach.
04:46It must be because the river kind of gives it that, but everywhere's got its own unique feel to it.
04:53And you feel sort of like isolated and then in its own self.
05:00Okay.
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07:07300 Bits each.
07:11About 10 bucks.
08:06I think we came at a good time.
08:09It's not too crowded, hey?
08:11No.
08:11There's probably 20 people here but there's like 10 maybe more different hot springs and
08:18they get hotter and hotter the further you walk up.
08:20So we're going to get changed and then jump in a couple.
08:23Apparently it's really good for pregnancy, right?
08:26Yeah.
08:27Yeah.
08:27It's good.
08:28Helps soften your ligaments or something.
08:32Just helps digestion.
08:35Yeah.
08:35Overall it's very good.
08:37We're going to try and find one with no one else in it.
08:40What about this one here?
08:41Yeah.
08:42Yeah.
08:44Pretty shallow.
08:47Too shallow.
08:49Too shallow.
08:54Here's something a bit deeper.
09:08Oh.
09:11That's really hot.
09:24Okay so the hot spring we're in is about 33 degrees which I think is probably perfect.
09:34It's perfect right now but if the sun comes out it will be very hot.
09:41Yeah it's like almost about to rain which makes it nice but I think in the middle of the day
09:47when it's really hot here probably the last thing you want to do is jump in a hot spring.
09:51Yeah.
09:52First thing in the morning though.
09:53I wish we would have come earlier but yeah coming here first thing in the morning would
09:57be so nice.
10:08So this is the coldest one I think.
10:10It feels like just...
10:11The pool.
10:13Yeah or the beach back home in Hawaiian.
10:16It's nice.
10:18I could stay in this one for a while.
10:20The hot one's kind of intense like I feel like I can only stay in it for like five or
10:24ten minutes.
10:42Well that was pretty nice.
10:44Spent about an hour here.
10:46Definitely worth the 300-bite entry.
10:49Yeah.
10:49Feel refreshed.
10:50Now we're going to go explore the town of Pai because the weather's holding up.
10:56Still isn't raining.
10:56It's like around midday.
10:59Usually it comes about two or three in the arbo so we're going to go walk around town and
11:04maybe find another bite to eat.
11:07Grab a drink.
11:17You know, I can't even drop the water.
11:22Let's go.
11:24Okay.
11:28Now we're going to get another one from a museum.
11:30I'm 23-552, kind of a cold, like Bono, and I'm taking care of the watch.
11:31That when we see a lot of people looking at the scenery, it's really good, and
11:36I'm actually standing by the�s.
11:36And now we're going to try to get to eat.
11:37So definitely, I'm going to have a look at this selfie.
12:22Okay, we just stopped for some lunch because apparently that's all we do is f***ing eat now.
12:27There's a cool Mexican joint named Cafe Cedar.
12:31It's right around the corner from like the...
12:34Looks like the main central park of Pai, which has a really cool walking street market.
12:40Very hippie vibe, huh?
12:42I love it so much.
12:44Lots of like food stores and arts and crafts, weed stores.
12:49It's quite...
12:50Dreadlocks.
12:51Dreadlocks.
12:52A lot of dreadlocks.
12:53It's quite a difference to Pai here.
12:56More of a hippie, laid back culture, which is what I thought it was going to be.
13:00Really nice community feel to it.
13:02It's really nice here.
13:04A lot of kids around here.
13:04So many kids.
13:05Yeah, I think we'll be bringing baby Lloyd and Mandy here next year.
13:11Um, so far so good, eh?
13:12Yeah, the food here actually looks like real Mexican food.
13:16We'll see when it comes out, but it looks like it did in Mexico, not like the Americanized version of
13:22it.
13:22Yeah, we're gonna grab something to eat here and then probably go back to the hotel and just have a
13:28chill out for a couple of hours.
13:29Because sunset's really late here, I guess because we're further up north.
13:32It's not till like 8 o'clock.
13:34And we found a really good spot to go for sunset called Two Huts.
13:38So we'll probably just go chill out and then head up there.
13:42Try and get a good spot early.
13:44Yes.
13:52We'll see you next time.
14:10Bye now.
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14:43Alright, we've just had our little rest for the Arbo in our new Jacuzzi Villa which is
14:49awesome and we're heading out to Two Huts which is like a restaurant I guess, bar, cafe that was
14:58recommended by probably 10 different people on Instagram. Apparently it's the
15:02best spot to watch the sunset but you have to get there early and I'm hoping
15:07we're early enough. We'll see what happens when we get there. Luckily it's not
15:14looking like rain today at all so we might catch a really good sunset but I'm
15:20just hoping we can get a seat.
15:25That must be them, the two packs. I think it is.
15:29Hopefully there's more than just two packs.
15:53We made it here just in time I reckon. It's getting pretty packed. We're about an hour away from sun
15:58sunset. It's a pretty cool vibe here I've got to say. Very, very good
16:03recommendation. Happy we came but the menu's a little bit limited so I think
16:09we'll go somewhere else for dinner. We'll just have a couple of drinks here, watch
16:11the sunset and then we'll bounce into town for dinner.
16:33It's really nice, the view is beautiful.
17:07There we are.
17:08Alright, we came. It was pretty good.
17:11vibe um pretty nice spot to sit but unfortunately a big dark rain cloud has just come over as the
17:18sun
17:18started setting so everyone's kind of leaving now and uh there's no music there which was a
17:24bit odd we thought there was going to be music yeah i don't get why places do that like even
17:30just
17:30quietly in your background but yeah there was nothing there's no music um i've read when i
17:35was looking it up online that there was like a live dj or something but there was nothing
17:39um but definitely a nice spot to chill out uh unfortunately though the weather looks like
17:45it's about to start raining heavily so we're going to head into town and go get some dinner somewhere
17:52nice yeah where are we going witching witching well check out the witching well we did have
17:59a couple pieces of fried chicken as an entree that was actually really good if you come here get some
18:03fried chicken
18:04all the time
18:17All the time
18:52This is bitch number one
19:07All the time

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