catawampuscat
March 27th, 2007, 23:49
With lots of farangs planning to depart Thailand in the next week or two, low season really kicks with the hot humid
month of April.
It is already thinning out.
The downside is that many Thai boys/men will return to their home villages to celebrate Songkran and many will leave a few
weeks before and some stay a few weeks after Songkran.
Another factor this time of year is the annual military draft selection will takes places in the province where the boy's village
is located and all 20 y.o. boys are required to go. I believe it is held on April 1st or thereabouts, and once they have returned
it usually makes sense to stay thru Songkran but with the reduced number of farangs the remaining boys far outnumber the farangs... :cat:
month of April.
It is already thinning out.
The downside is that many Thai boys/men will return to their home villages to celebrate Songkran and many will leave a few
weeks before and some stay a few weeks after Songkran.
Another factor this time of year is the annual military draft selection will takes places in the province where the boy's village
is located and all 20 y.o. boys are required to go. I believe it is held on April 1st or thereabouts, and once they have returned
it usually makes sense to stay thru Songkran but with the reduced number of farangs the remaining boys far outnumber the farangs... :cat: