Songkran 2023

[waterheart]

Due to Covid19 , the festivals were stopped and this  year 2023 is now open for every activities... especially Songkran that everybody loves it  For Korat farangs , do you have any plans , go ? play ? stay ? eat ? drink ?
  I go to Bangkok for 5 days and hope that the route to Bangkok and back to Korat that are switch fom others haven't much traffic jam.  ;

[caller]

Hi Pookie, in my experience, Bkk is like a ghost town during Songkran. It's great! Get anywhere easy and the place to yourself. It's just that all the local noodle shops are shut!

I drove from Bkk to Korat on Sunday. A horrible 7 hours! Seems like the getaway started early. Traffic to Bkk was very light. Heading to Khon Kaen tomorrow to spend songkran there. Should be fun.

But I enjoyed some great songkrans in Korat. Always good fun. 

[Coolkorat]

I've only spent one Songkran in Korat. Thoroughly enjoyed it - was in a prime spot outside the George & Dragon getting soaked and being soaked. For me it was a one-off treat; I can imagine it loses its appeal quite quickly!

[Roger]

Hey CK - I doubt Korat's Songkran has quite returned to what it was years ago (2011+) - then it was spectacular. Perching at the patio at the Chaopaya Hotel, central, seemed just amazing. Quietly sipping a LeO with speaker trucks everywhere, young Ladies dancing on the roofs of,  just fantastic. The streets packed solid! Lasting for 3 days and 'nights'.

Problems later with the Lads scrapping.

But I think that whole scene ebbed before Covid. I hope they had a great time this year.

Chantaburi was just crazy last night - our short visit showed gridlock at the edge of town at 8pm.

But tonight - back to normal.

On my bike ride to Laem Sing today, my tyre collapsed halfway. I plodded with the bike back 2 km to Ban Sa Kaow where there was one of these 'Coffee stations' that are erected on these holidays. I was sat down with a cold water and offered coffee and food. A man appeared on a motorbike and rode off with my bike in other hand. Back 10 minutes later with the puncture repaired, Refused to take payment.

Thank you very much Thailand 

Fan dee na cap and sa waddi pi mai    Forgive the spelling   

[Coolkorat]

On my bike ride to Laem Sing today, my tyre collapsed halfway. I plodded with the bike back 2 km to Ban Sa Kaow where there was one of these 'Coffee stations' that are erected on these holidays. I was sat down with a cold water and offered coffee and food. A man appeared on a motorbike and rode off with my bike in other hand. Back 10 minutes later with the puncture repaired, Refused to take payment.

Thank you very much Thailand 

Its very heartening that human kindness is very much part of the Thai character: long may it continue.

[caller]

Khon Kaen was crazy yesterday and its just the same today. No letting up here!