Songkran - From Korat to Bangkok
April 16th 2009 Songkran - 3 days of fun and chaos in Thailand
Amidst the political turmoil of Thailand, none of which is mentioned in the rural areas except for a glimpse of the news on TV, I boarded a truck full of kids and adults from the village near Chock Chai about three hours by bus north-east of Bangkok. It is Songkran water festival time and "Happy New Year" for the Thais.
I stood in the
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