金琦之旅 Amazing Voyage: Thailand Day 7 : Minivan to Pai

Yesterday we bought the minivan to Pai at the Arcade terminal 2 bus station with the Aviabooking. We booked the 12:30pm bus because we wanted to have the best Khao Soy in Chiang Mai which is Khao Soy Khun Yai. After returned the motorbike in the early morning, we walked to this Khao Soy stall to have the breakfast. The owner is very friendly. The khao soy is little bit spicy and not much coconut flavour.The crispy noodle taste quite different.

Chiang Mai Fort Corner

Khao Soy Khun Yai opened at 10am until sold out (Yesterday closed at 1pm)

Top : Small 35B
Bottom : Large 40B
Drink 20B.

After checked out, we took the songthaew to the bus terminal. We flagged down a songthaew and asked whether it went to the terminal 2 or not. He said yes but offer 40B/person. We said no as we insisted the price is 30B/person. At last, they gave us to get on with the price of 30B/person.

After 20 minutes ride, we reached the terminal 2. At this terminal, I also researched the bus to Bangkok. The best bus service in Thailand that we found is the Nokhonchai Air. However, its bus service to Bangkok on the day after tomorrow is fully booked. Hence, then we booked the Transport.co first class overnight bus.

Transport.co

When getting on the minivan, our backpacks were tighten at the rooftop of the van. The van seat is wider compare to Laos or Cambodia van. Hence, there is no problem to choose any place of the seat. But going to Pai from Chiang Mai, there are 700+ curve. Hence, it is easy to motion sickness. Then we tried to look at the road or sleep all the way. This journey take 3 hours.

The rear view mirror is a digital car camcorder

Minivan reached on time at the Pai bus station. Since we haven't booked any accomodation, we asked the room price and see the room condition for each guesthouse as below:
Palm House - 500B/night - Didn't see the room condition as it quite expensive.
Charlie Guesthouse - fan room 400B/night - The room is clean but the toilet is quite old.
Ta Yai Guesthouse - fan room 400B/night - The room is clean but the shower is quite old.
Mr Jan Gusethouse - First, they gave view the fan room 400B/night which have toilet inside, TV and refrigerator. But then they let us see the fan room 300B/night which toilet is just beside the room at the same building and there is no TV and refrigerator.
At last, we chose the Mr Jan Guesthouse 300B room. This guesthouse also have a mini garden which is their medicinal herb garden.

300B double bed room

The medicinal herb garden

After that, we just walked around the town while waiting the walking street to finish set up. We found a local restaurant which is cheap to eat near the Baan Pizza. All fried noodle or fried rice only cost 35B! After having dinner there, we shopped at the walking street. We also rented a 125cc scooter there since we wanted to see the sunrise tomorrow.