Originally Posted by
domdigs
On further thought, do you think its better to fly from BKK to Krabi first to wait out the craziness of Songkran in Chiang Mai, then fly to Chiang Mai later on that week.
First of all: CM is the Songkran Headquarter and it lasts overall at least 8 days!!! Seems it takes longer each year.
Secondly. The novelty factor is gone after 3 minutes. All the time the same. Only noise, screeming kids, and water, water, water. Secially in CM the water taken out from the moat is very questionable (=dirty).
Since last year throwing water on people from a pickup truck is strictly forbidden. Of course the BIB (boys in brown = police) would not even come close. Their already thight uniforms might shrink even more.
After more than 7 years in Thailand, I schedule my trips to see family and friends abroad around this time. Living now in a small Norther village, even here no one is save
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