deejah Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 one year i went to kachanaburi and it was great just one day of mellow songran for all i could tell on a Sunday any other suggestions? i might try lopburi anyone been there for songran? any place with a mellow approach or short duration of the festivities is desired this year suggestions please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valjean Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiksilva Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Seconded, Bangkok's great at Songkran, I can actually enjoy driving again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slackula Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Last year we decided to flee Phuket and went to Krabi. It was very pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
permanent_disorder Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Seconded, Bangkok's great at Songkran, I can actually enjoy driving again! yes, bangkok is great. such a blue sky, you can see for miles, cleanest air of the year and so quiet, almost no cars on the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Seconded, Bangkok's great at Songkran, I can actually enjoy driving again! yes, bangkok is great. such a blue sky, you can see for miles, cleanest air of the year and so quiet, almost no cars on the roads. Isn't there a road that's especially quiet at this time of year? Khao San something-or-other. Give that a try Seriously, I found that even up country the single carriageway roads get blocked by hoards of youths demanding that you stop and let them splash and paste you. The only way through that I found was headlights full on, horn on and head for a gap between them. It takes a lot to deter the little b*ggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksterbs Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Yep, home with a fridgefull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzestan Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 (edited) Suvarnabhumi Airport. And from there any plane out of the country. cheers onzestan Edited April 9, 2008 by onzestan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
track61 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Yes, Bangkok. You can actually walk across Sukhumvit without threat of death, even between Asoke and Soi 4. When I lived in Pattaya, I stayed in my 15th floor condo with a bottle of single malt, dark rum, and many, many beers. Could even see the turmoil from my balcanoy. Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithobid Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Yep, home with a fridgefull. I hear ya there, got my three cases already!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiakaha Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 one year i went to kachanaburiand it was great just one day of mellow songran for all i could tell on a Sunday any other suggestions? i might try lopburi anyone been there for songran? any place with a mellow approach or short duration of the festivities is desired this year suggestions please Maui, Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Easy, if you're female, young and sexy: my room. Don't bother to knock on my door if you're not.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Two years ago, I spent a couple days at a remote resort on the east coast of Phi Phi Don, and then a couple more days at a nice resort on the NW coast of Koh Lanta. Neither were expensive (400-500 baht a night), and the food/drink was excellent. At both locations, it was impossible to tell that it was the Songkran holiday. Quiet, peaceful, dry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSnake Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Why? And miss all the FUN, are you crazy?? No just kidding, BKK is your best bet for all the wild ONES are back home done there crazy things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 If you want a real nice quiet time I can recommend Dung Quat. Be it Songkran, Christmass, New Year (even Chinese), Easter, Loy Kratong, Tet and any day with a 'y' in it you can be sure it's quiet in DQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Suvarnabhumi Airport.And from there any plane out of the country. cheers onzestan My thoughts too ... Surely the worlds most idiotic holiday. Or is it the Spanish with their tomatoes but at least that only lasts an hour or so. Naka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjke Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Isn't there anywhere a calendar available which shows the official songkran date for areas in thailand?Would be handy for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Suvarnabhumi Airport.And from there any plane out of the country. cheers onzestan My thoughts too ... Surely the worlds most idiotic holiday. Or is it the Spanish with their tomatoes but at least that only lasts an hour or so. Naka. Try India. They throw paint, instead of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maigo6 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravelrash Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Theres some great deals for Iraq at the moment, in fact for years now, they don't shoot you with water or paint. Sort of puts things in perspective for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plus Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 One of my first Songkrans was on Phi Phi and apart from prices you couldn't tell. Nothing like Pattaya or Khao Sarn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Pattaya during the 'official' Songkran, then a middle of the night flit to Lomsak as soon as Patty takes off - or any hotel room when Patti takes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejah Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 i am hoping lopburi old town won't be too crazy for too many days i need to leave Bangkok as i am in the 'war zone' heads up again: one year i went to kanchanaburi and it was very mellow and just on Sunday i believe but i suppose that depends on the calender for any given year maybe someone can verify that for the thread any experiences in lopburi anyone? please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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