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 Temple on the Hill |
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| Pai is growing by leaps and bounds as tourism takes over, but the outlying villages and temples are much more serene. Wat Mae Yen, better known as the temple on the hill, is one of those places where peace and tranquility pervade. ...read more |
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| Weather in Pai |
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| At this higher elevation, it is dry and hot during the day (perhaps 70-80 F in the December-January cool season and 90 F in the March-April hot season) and cold at night. During the cold season, you can see your breath almost every night and you definitely need thick blankets on the bed. One night it went down to 37 F. ...read more |
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| Nature in Pai |
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| Pai a beautiful place. It is located in a large valley at about 650m (about 2000 ft) elevation, surrounded by mountains that go up to 1500m (about 4500 ft). Most of Pai valley consists of fruit orchards or garlic, green onion, or rice fields....read more |
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| Pai and World War II |
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| The story of how the Japanese built a railway and a bridge in Kanchanaburi is well known. There was a railway line connecting Bangkok with Chiang Mai since 1927 ...read more |
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