tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310590422012-01-19T08:33:08.699+07:00The Songkran 2008 Blog. Enjoy Songkran in Thailand!<br>All the tradition and watery fun of Songkran!Jamie Monk in Phuketnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31059042.post-48256664834271804632008-04-15T07:55:00.002+07:002008-04-15T14:03:12.640+07:00Sunday 13th was Songkran day in Phuket. I think for next year I'll have a camera in a housing - yesterday was another "trying to snap photos out the car window" day.<br /><br />Hope you can make it for Songkran in 2009! Book your trip now!<br /><br /><strong>Songkran 2008 Photos</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQfNlIGGI/AAAAAAAACck/HO62aBQVVlY/s1600-h/songran-2008-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQfNlIGGI/AAAAAAAACck/HO62aBQVVlY/s320/songran-2008-2.jpg" border="0" alt="The Boys are Back in Town"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361167789201506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQfNlIGHI/AAAAAAAACcs/GVAN7jC5Aso/s1600-h/songran-2008-3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQfNlIGHI/AAAAAAAACcs/GVAN7jC5Aso/s320/songran-2008-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Can I make you wet?"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361167789201522" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQfNlIGII/AAAAAAAACc0/cIS4QkgBu14/s1600-h/songran-2008-4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQfNlIGII/AAAAAAAACc0/cIS4QkgBu14/s320/songran-2008-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Kids love Songkran"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361167789201538" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQzdlIGJI/AAAAAAAACc8/WfBKxCGMi1U/s1600-h/songran-2008-5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQzdlIGJI/AAAAAAAACc8/WfBKxCGMi1U/s320/songran-2008-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Kids fun on Songkran"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361515681552530" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQzdlIGKI/AAAAAAAACdE/9OdOSq2cjAs/s1600-h/songran-2008-6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQzdlIGKI/AAAAAAAACdE/9OdOSq2cjAs/s320/songran-2008-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Songkran fun in Phuket"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361515681552546" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQztlIGLI/AAAAAAAACdM/twVpv3Rbdmc/s1600-h/songran-2008-7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQztlIGLI/AAAAAAAACdM/twVpv3Rbdmc/s320/songran-2008-7.jpg" border="0" alt="Splash!"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361519976519858" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQztlIGMI/AAAAAAAACdU/hPS2NUyGpEc/s1600-h/songran-2008-8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARQztlIGMI/AAAAAAAACdU/hPS2NUyGpEc/s320/songran-2008-8.jpg" border="0" alt="Songkran kids"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361519976519874" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRJNlIGNI/AAAAAAAACdc/oMZ5ysE7iIE/s1600-h/songran-2008-9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRJNlIGNI/AAAAAAAACdc/oMZ5ysE7iIE/s320/songran-2008-9.jpg" border="0" alt="Make the most of it kids.. if you splash me tomorrow there'll be trouble."id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361889343707346" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRJNlIGOI/AAAAAAAACdk/2mWvlfbz5Ro/s1600-h/songran-2008-10.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRJNlIGOI/AAAAAAAACdk/2mWvlfbz5Ro/s320/songran-2008-10.jpg" border="0" alt="Songkran laughs"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361889343707362" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRJdlIGPI/AAAAAAAACds/3qdFZPRoXTY/s1600-h/songran-2008-11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRJdlIGPI/AAAAAAAACds/3qdFZPRoXTY/s320/songran-2008-11.jpg" border="0" alt="Gotcha!"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361893638674674" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRe9lIGSI/AAAAAAAACeE/BEW9AexRoag/s1600-h/songran-2008-14.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRe9lIGSI/AAAAAAAACeE/BEW9AexRoag/s320/songran-2008-14.jpg" border="0" alt="It's gotta hit someone, even if you don't aim"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189362263005862178" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRfNlIGTI/AAAAAAAACeM/G8BXnUKwMzw/s1600-h/songran-2008-15.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRfNlIGTI/AAAAAAAACeM/G8BXnUKwMzw/s320/songran-2008-15.jpg" border="0" alt="Water throwing on pick up trucks"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189362267300829490" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRfNlIGUI/AAAAAAAACeU/YO5nhEgsuDE/s1600-h/songran-2008-16.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRfNlIGUI/AAAAAAAACeU/YO5nhEgsuDE/s320/songran-2008-16.jpg" border="0" alt="Riding round on a pick up and throwing water"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189362267300829506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRe9lIGRI/AAAAAAAACd8/RcY8adm8XP0/s1600-h/songran-2008-13.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRe9lIGRI/AAAAAAAACd8/RcY8adm8XP0/s320/songran-2008-13.jpg" border="0" alt="All the family joins in"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189362263005862162" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRJdlIGQI/AAAAAAAACd0/uzW387vaR9g/s1600-h/songran-2008-12.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/SARRJdlIGQI/AAAAAAAACd0/uzW387vaR9g/s320/songran-2008-12.jpg" border="0" alt="Good shot! Songkran in Phuket"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189361893638674690" /></a><br /><br />You can also find my report and photos of Songkran 2008 in Phuket here:<br /><br />&bull; <a href="http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com/2008/04/songkran-festival.html">Jamie's Phuket - Songkran, April 13th 2008</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31059042-4825666483427180463?l=songkran2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jamie Monk in Phuketnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31059042.post-89096050888741565022008-03-13T21:35:00.002+07:002008-03-13T21:40:31.783+07:00Yes, it's nearly here! If you are in Thailand around April 13th, here's a taste of what you are in store for. All photos below from Songkran 2007 in Phuket. Click any photo to enlarge.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI6GJ2p8II/AAAAAAAAAcY/PsKlgVSQY6w/s1600-h/songkran-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053665609261904002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Happy kids on a pick up truck" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI6GJ2p8II/AAAAAAAAAcY/PsKlgVSQY6w/s200/songkran-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI6GZ2p8LI/AAAAAAAAAcw/UbTwbVQyq90/s1600-h/songkran-4.jpg target="_blank""><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053665613556871346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Kids ready for battle" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI6GZ2p8LI/AAAAAAAAAcw/UbTwbVQyq90/s200/songkran-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI6GJ2p8JI/AAAAAAAAAcg/lnN2lPmA6Bk/s1600-h/songkran-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053665609261904018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="A smile and a ..." src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI6GJ2p8JI/AAAAAAAAAcg/lnN2lPmA6Bk/s200/songkran-2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI6GZ2p8KI/AAAAAAAAAco/OiGudoQdsD8/s1600-h/songkran-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053665613556871330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Splash!" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI6GZ2p8KI/AAAAAAAAAco/OiGudoQdsD8/s200/songkran-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI6Gp2p8MI/AAAAAAAAAc4/odA3UqzCjWw/s1600-h/songkran-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053665617851838658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Putting talc on the car" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI6Gp2p8MI/AAAAAAAAAc4/odA3UqzCjWw/s200/songkran-5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI7WJ2p8NI/AAAAAAAAAdA/ySjfjWsN_8A/s1600-h/songkran-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053666983651438802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Traffic very heavy into Patong" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI7WJ2p8NI/AAAAAAAAAdA/ySjfjWsN_8A/s200/songkran-6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI7WZ2p8OI/AAAAAAAAAdI/n5kOyVK2vLw/s1600-h/songkran-7.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053666987946406114" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Kid riding into the fray" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI7WZ2p8OI/AAAAAAAAAdI/n5kOyVK2vLw/s200/songkran-7.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI7WZ2p8PI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/fqe3VIaIHVg/s1600-h/songkran-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053666987946406130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Splash!" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI7WZ2p8PI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/fqe3VIaIHVg/s200/songkran-8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI7Wp2p8RI/AAAAAAAAAdg/x7do1CLh8lM/s1600-h/songkran-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053666992241373458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Kids throwing water" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI7Wp2p8RI/AAAAAAAAAdg/x7do1CLh8lM/s200/songkran-10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI-cZ2p8SI/AAAAAAAAAdo/tAgGlRotLZI/s1600-h/songkran-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053670389560504610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Patong street scene" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI-cZ2p8SI/AAAAAAAAAdo/tAgGlRotLZI/s200/songkran-11.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI7Wp2p8QI/AAAAAAAAAdY/r5EXyUHYZAI/s1600-h/songkran-9.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053666992241373442" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 117px" height="138" alt="Our car gets another dousing" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI7Wp2p8QI/AAAAAAAAAdY/r5EXyUHYZAI/s200/songkran-9.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI-cp2p8TI/AAAAAAAAAdw/ndnV0gc_XXw/s1600-h/songkran-12.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053670393855471922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Happy splashing" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI-cp2p8TI/AAAAAAAAAdw/ndnV0gc_XXw/s200/songkran-12.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI-cp2p8UI/AAAAAAAAAd4/u7C-c4nCvcU/s1600-h/songkran-13.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053670393855471938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="And plenty of drinks" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI-cp2p8UI/AAAAAAAAAd4/u7C-c4nCvcU/s200/songkran-13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI-c52p8VI/AAAAAAAAAeA/A9KyPTD0H_E/s1600-h/songkran-14.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053670398150439250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Locals and tourists all join in" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiI-c52p8VI/AAAAAAAAAeA/A9KyPTD0H_E/s200/songkran-14.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiJANJ2p8YI/AAAAAAAAAeY/tRmzSlK9nDA/s1600-h/songkran-17.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053672326590755202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="Fancy a squirt?" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiJANJ2p8YI/AAAAAAAAAeY/tRmzSlK9nDA/s200/songkran-17.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiJAM52p8WI/AAAAAAAAAeI/x5-4qRbtgJM/s1600-h/songkran-15.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053672322295787874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="More smiles and more water" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiJAM52p8WI/AAAAAAAAAeI/x5-4qRbtgJM/s200/songkran-15.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiJANJ2p8XI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/gl8rKhdLwZ0/s1600-h/songkran-16.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053672326590755186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="A couple of young katoeys get the powder treatment" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiJANJ2p8XI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/gl8rKhdLwZ0/s200/songkran-16.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can also look on my Phuket Blog for Songkran photos plus photos and ideas of places to go on island of Phuket..<br /><br /><a href="http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com/2007/04/songkran-in-phuket-april-13th-2007.html">Jamie's Phuket - Songkran 2007</a><br /><br />Hope you can make it to Thailand for Songkran 2008!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31059042-8909605088874156502?l=songkran2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jamie Monk in Phuketnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31059042.post-1152776844301504732006-07-13T14:46:00.001+07:002010-06-23T10:55:07.031+07:00Songkran 2008 - Thai New Year - 13th to 15th April 2008.<br /><br />Be there!<br /><br />It's a long way off, but now's the time to book hotels and arrange travel. The festival is celebrated all over Thailand, but is especially big in the Northern city of Chiang Mai. In Phuket, where I live, the watery fun is just for 1 day, which is quite enough thank you!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiD-nZ2p77I/AAAAAAAAAa0/9DTHoE5EIuQ/s1600-h/songkran-10.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bb2wkRWhYj0/RiD-nZ2p77I/AAAAAAAAAa0/9DTHoE5EIuQ/s320/songkran-10.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo from Songkran 2007 in Phuket"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053318734818176946" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com/2007/04/songkran-in-phuket-april-13th-2007.html">Songkran 2007 Photos</a><br /><a href="http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com/2006/04/songkran-2006-in-phuket-april-13th.html">Songkran 2006 Photos</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31059042-115277684430150473?l=songkran2008.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jamie Monk in Phuketnoreply@blogger.com0