Songkran

It is now the Thailand New Year so today I decided to do a video about my thoughts on a few things, reflect on a few things and look into the crystal ball for a few things. April 2016 was the month where the pedal hit the metal and I …

Yea, I did show the respectful side of Songkran in the last video, but let’s face it, everyone gets in on the act over the 3-5 days of the celebration. For us, we spent this afternoon having a little fun down one of the back streets near where we live, …

As we’ve been saying in the commentary on our channel, I’m doing my best to show travellers and potential expats what the real Thailand is all about as I discover it. I asked Chanya where the water fights will be on at this year for Songkran and she said that …

Songkran is not all about the water fights, it is a time for giving thanks and to pay respects to our family elders, who, without them, we would not exist… Map Reference:

So for day 3 of Songkran we headed west to the Nakhon Pathom province and visited the Wat Klang Bang Phra and Lam Phaya Floating Market. Wat Klang Bang Phra Map Reference Lam Phaya Floating Market Map Reference