Bangkok is just as crazy as you’d expect during Songkran, but things are a little calmer (but no less wet) in Chiang Mai.
The water symbolises washing away misfortune, but the festival has also just become a fun excuse to cool off during one of the hottest months of the year, and locals arm themselves with water pistols, hoses, and buckets. Bangkok is just as crazy as you’d expect during Songkran, but things are a little calmer (but no less wet) in Chiang Mai. Be warned, though: locals love to target non-Thais!