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You’ll definitely get to experience it all! Welcome back to Thailand!! I’ll be seeing you very soon 😉
ReplyDecember is definitely my favorite time to be in Thailand. We were actually really cold most nights, obviously not having heat in the house. But during the day was perfect weather.
Reply[…] burning their fields during dry season that inevitably fills the city with a thick smog making it a bad time to visit Thailand. This causes serious respiratory problems for numerous residents and has been an on-going issue for […]
Reply[…] During these 3 (or sometimes more) days, locals and tourists alike line the streets armed with water guns, buckets and trash cans filled with water. Everyone is a participant. Everyone is fair game. The Thais show no mercy! Our advice? If you don’t want to get wet, don’t leave your house or hotel. Better advice? Don’t be a sourpuss. Grab a gun and join in the fun because it is perhaps the best time to be in Thailand! […]
Reply[…] nevertheless, if you have a particular place in mind you should consider locking it in prior to Thailand’s high season (specifically […]
ReplyThanks for this interesting post. Last year we only had holidays on July-August, when we visited beautiful Thailand: Bangkok, Koh Samui, Koh Tao, Koh Pangan, Chiang Mai, … In our blog some of the experiences: http://www.travelthelife.com/search/label/Thailand (we will publish more)
ReplyYeah sometimes you don’t really have a choice I suppose, but in our opinion its always a good time to visit 🙂 Looks like you had a great time!
ReplyHi guys – great post and I’m so jealous of your bravery and sense of adventure!! We can’t wait for our first trip to Thailand in December a will be visiting Krabi, Phi Phi and Koh Lanta. Will we need air con do you think? Any tips for these 3 places would be greatly appreciated! x
ReplyHey Jodie! How exciting! You’ve picked some great spots and a great time to travel. In my opinion you always need aircon in Thailand haha but many others would disagree 😉 December is the coolest month so its probably the best time of year to go without it. We haven’t spent much time in Koh Lanta or Phi Phi, but Railay Beach is one of our favorites and definitely worth a visit depending where you are staying in Krabi. It’s a 5 min boat ride away from the pier at Ao Nang. We have a few posts and videos on it if you want to check it out. Hope you have a fantastic trip!!
ReplyThanks, Charlie and Brittany,
I found your website by searching “Chaing Mai vs. Phuket”. We are a family of five (kids ages 12,13,14) traveling to Thailand April 1 – 14, 2016. We are visiting Bangkok, Siem Reap, and somewhere else (undecided). We considered trekking in Chaing Mai, but after considering the heat and smoke haze, perhaps another destination would be appropriate. Do you have any advice?
Congratulations on your traveling decisions, and thank you very much for your time.
Doug (Louisville, KY)
ReplyHey Doug – apologies for the delayed reply! The haze is always an issue for Chiang Mai around that time but I definitely wouldn’t pass up Chiang Mai just because of it. I think it should probably come down to more what you want to do – the beach or the mountains. Chiang Mai has tons of great temples, markets, thai cooking classes, trekking, the elephant nature park, etc. Yet, Thailand’s beaches are amazing as well. I would recommend Krabi over Phuket though 😉 Another thing to note is that Songkran (the Thai New Year) is in April and is a once in a lifetime experience. We’ve participated in Chiang Mai and it is insane but so much fun. Your kids would probably love it. If you can work it in your schedule, I would definitely recommend it. Hope this helps!!
ReplyThis is the same Doug mentioned above. I failed to click the “Notify me of follow-up comments by email” (below).
Clicking now. Thanks a lot!