Our first year in Thailand we arrived in the rainy season. We looked forward to the 'cool' season, and enjoyed the first part of that. During the cool season I flew around the country to the north and northeast on business, and from the air you could see all these farmers burning crop fields in preparation for a new planting season. Sense smoke from probably thousands of fires. Smoke went everywhere and traveled for hundreds of miles. Got so you could smell in in Bangkok. Also, without rain, everything turned brown and dusty. We got to miss the normal green of the plant life. Then the weather started turning HOT. By this time, really, really missing the rain - and being rained on. For all succeeding years in Thailand, we vastly preferred the rainy season. Most days the rain is interspersed with sunshine, and if you got wet, you'd dry off fast. Rainy season in Thailand is the best season. With the double bonus, being 'off season', many things are cheaper and more available. Had a snorkel on the exhaust pipe of our car, which could go through most flooded streets without problem. In addition, watching the fantastic lightening storms from our balcony was a favorite activity. Great fireworks show! Was a pleasant six years. Enjoyed your video with the rain. I think loving the rainy season is something only those that have lived there more than a year can appreciate.
Hi, I used to sit in the cafe behind me in this video and would talk to Alistair for long periods of time when it was pissing in previous years.. That's why I became melancholic this time around...
Our first year in Thailand we arrived in the rainy season. We looked forward to the 'cool' season, and enjoyed the first part of that. During the cool season I flew around the country to the north and northeast on business, and from the air you could see all these farmers burning crop fields in preparation for a new planting season. Sense smoke from probably thousands of fires. Smoke went everywhere and traveled for hundreds of miles. Got so you could smell in in Bangkok. Also, without rain, everything turned brown and dusty. We got to miss the normal green of the plant life. Then the weather started turning HOT. By this time, really, really missing the rain - and being rained on.
For all succeeding years in Thailand, we vastly preferred the rainy season. Most days the rain is interspersed with sunshine, and if you got wet, you'd dry off fast. Rainy season in Thailand is the best season. With the double bonus, being 'off season', many things are cheaper and more available. Had a snorkel on the exhaust pipe of our car, which could go through most flooded streets without problem. In addition, watching the fantastic lightening storms from our balcony was a favorite activity. Great fireworks show! Was a pleasant six years.
Enjoyed your video with the rain. I think loving the rainy season is something only those that have lived there more than a year can appreciate.
I agree and thanks for the wonderful comment. The rainy season is magical.
Cooler season is better for me 😊
Hi, I used to sit in the cafe behind me in this video and would talk to Alistair for long periods of time when it was pissing in previous years.. That's why I became melancholic this time around...
Which is your favorite season in Thailand?