Chiang Mai To Pai – What We Ate Along The Way

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So we left Chiang Mai and headed towards Pai, which is a mountainous village 3.5 hours north of CM. You know, it’s terribly hard to write about places when you’re on the roads. So I can only lump them together and let the pictures tell the story. Below are pics that we ate and what the locals eat.

About 1.5 hours out of CM, we stopped for toilet break here...
About 1.5 hours out of CM, we stopped for toilet break here…
Spotted a Ramino Coffee... this place is quite chilly! Love it!
Spotted a Ramino Coffee… this place is quite chilly! Love it!
Inside the coffee shop
Inside the coffee shop
No latte art but the coffee is pretty darn good!
No latte art but the coffee is pretty darn good!
Nice little landscaping
Nice little landscaping
An alter with an elephant statue
An alter with an elephant statue
I seriously dunno what word is that but I reckon it's the name of the place. Anyone translate?
I seriously dunno what word is that but I reckon it’s the name of the place. Anyone translate?
Halfway up the mountain we stopped for toilet break here...
Halfway up the mountain we stopped for toilet break here…
It's like a eatery kiosk thing
It’s like a eatery kiosk thing
Wah Simonelli machine leh... don't play play... Coffee is not bad but Ramino was better.
Wah Simonelli machine leh… don’t play play… Coffee is not bad but Ramino was better.
Strawberries galore! Not sweet and quite sour.
Strawberries galore! Not sweet and quite sour.
Our charity group's all time favorite... strawberries with assam!
Our charity group’s all time favorite… strawberries with assam!
Strawberry wine!
Strawberry wine!
Strawberry juice!
Strawberry juice!
Braised pork knuckles for pork leg rice.
Braised pork knuckles for pork leg rice.
Very informative... Only left or right anyways.
Very informative… Only left or right anyways.
Lunch/toilet break!
Lunch/toilet break!
Very beautiful view...
Very beautiful view…
Selfie!
Selfie!
Huainumdang National Park
Huainumdang National Park
They even have an espresso machine here! But the bar pressure is not high, hence coffee is ok only.
They even have an espresso machine here! But the bar pressure is not high, hence coffee is ok only.
Photo place
Photo place
We bought our own lunch to save time
We bought our own lunch to save time
Fried pork skin, pork ribs, chilli and glutinous rice... quite nice actually
Fried pork skin, pork ribs, chilli and glutinous rice… quite nice actually