Wow, the Thais really know how to celebrate New Year. In the US, we drink and maybe dress up a bit, then watch a ball drop from a tower. Here, they spend three days drinking, partying and dowsing each other in water. And no place does it better than Chiang Mai, where the entire city is packed with thousands of people waging friendly war on each other with water guns and buckets of ice water. Ages ranged from 2 to 90, but for three glorious days, we all acted giddy children. [Click here to view photos]
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I still kick myself for leaving Thailand 3 days before Songkran last year! Looks AWESOME!
Dude… It was the most fun I’ve had in years. Honestly…
How awesome!! 3 days?!?! Looks and sounds like a blast, and put us to shame in our celebrations…
Even Crazier in Chiang Mai — they start a couple of days early.
mate awesome photos. also, love the blog, well organised, clean love it. good stuff and enjoy the rest of your trip. i’ll be reading along for sure
Thanks a bunch!
Oh wow that is a Great Shot!!! Oh man I wanna experience that one day… gotta write this down!!!
WOW, The “moment” snapshot. Great stuff
That’s definitely one of the festivals I want to experience some day.
This is the way to celebrate New Year or any other special date! Clean, simple, childlike type of fun. Definitely a holiday celebration worth enjoying, seems like so much fun.