Tacome Pai

Howdy Folks,

Today is my three month travel anniversary! Have just spent two (well one and a half really) lovely days at an organic farm just out of Pai in Northern Thailand. Pai is a little hippy town that is filled with 'healthy food' restaurants, healing centres (reiki and massage courses in abundance) and great clothing and tribal craft shops.

I had heard about the organic farm from Jody at Vipassana (the conversation occuring after we had finished!!). She had planned to spend a few days learning some sustainable skills from the owner (Sandot) and ended up spending over a week! Tacome Pai has been in Sandot's family for three generations. He has transformed the land into a sustainable organic farm that welcomes travellers who would like to learn organic farming, or who would like to relax for a while! The accommodation was a variety of different hill tribe huts made mostly from bamboo, stones, or straw bales. Bamboo is used everywhere and for everything, including bamboo dishes and spoons for dinner and breakfast.

On my first evening I was playing guitar and singing some mantras when a woman from Holland and her 8yr old son joined me. We sang for ages and they taught me some new mantras... it was so lovely to share spiritual music with others and to sing in harmony again!!

I would have loved to have stayed for longer but Nepal calls. Am about to board the overnight train for Bangkok then I leave South-East Asia. How quickly these three months have flown... and how blessed I have been to enjoy many wonders and experiences.

PS. Photos are of the sunrise view from my 'balcony', my hut, a little friend inhabiting my bathroom and the path through mango trees to the kitchen.