Tag Archives: party
Why does Thailand have Three Different New Years? Posted by palmisano on Mar 13, 2014
Thailand is the only country I am aware of that has three national New Year’s celebrations per year. 1) The traditional Thai New Years is called Songkran (songR graanM สงกรานต์), the famous three day nationwide water fight. This is always mid-April. Thais will flock out of Bangkok to see family in the provinces, causing massive traffic…
Birthday Vocabulary in Thai Posted by palmisano on Jun 30, 2012
Learn the vocabulary for Thai birthdays.
Party Time Near the Mekong River, and Farewell Thailand Posted by sasha on Dec 15, 2011
For our last night in Thailand, we stumbled upon a riverside party with karaoke and plenty of booze. We had some fun, made new friends, sang songs, drank wine out of a bag, and sent some lanterns up to the heavens. The next day, we boarded the 2-day long slow boat ride down the Mekong…