lumply Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I am committed to 12 days on Phuket, hotel paid for for the first 6, now I find that Songkran clashes. No apologies about my dislike of the festival and associated silliness, my fault for getting the dates wrong. Don't really want to hole up for the entirety in 5* comfort, nor do I find getting drenched involunterily in the least bit appealing. Keeping the snide remarks to a minimum from those who do, on a scale of 1-10, what is the Patong and Kata areas like during Songkran and what is the actual duration of the event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longstebe Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I think its only 2-3 days down there, or at least it was when we were in Rawai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 It starts the night of the 12th and finishes the night of the 13th in Phuket, so just 24 hours of madness. Go to the beach, stay by the pool and you can easily miss most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 More like 1 or 2 days, more in Patong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Don't stress it, it's hot as Hades so just stay in your trunks and get a little wet, who cares.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 You'll be fine. It lasts only one or two days here, and in most areas you won't see any water throwing at all. Unlike in the rural North, where the water throwing lasts about 10 days, and occurs *everywhere* - there's no avoiding it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 som nam na... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hansgruber Posted February 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2015 som nam na...Aww. That's cute, you've learnt your first thai word. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 som nam na...Aww. That's cute, you've learnt your first thai word. Even three... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 som nam na... Uncalled for and not in the least bit helpful. http://www.thai-language.com/id/209266 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumply Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thanks Guys. I will even forgive The Crazy Chef for his response, with such an attitude he needs help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SooKee Posted February 20, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2015 Tend to agree with you about Songkran in Patong. Mostly for me it's not the Thais that are the problem, but as ever, booze filled idiot tourists some of whom don't know how to enjoy the fun without going way OTT (e.g. throwing full buckets of iced water over a guy riding a bike up Sansabai or the cheap charlies filling their water guns up from the sea and squirting others in the eyes). As the saying goes, "there's always one", sadly in Patong it's WAAAY more than one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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