Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Take the last bus from Bangkok

Weather-wise it hasn't been a pretty picture in Thailand lately.
Locally it's been a temperature roller coaster ride.  Extreme heat with feels like temperatures above 45C (113F) at times, then dropping down to 15C (59F).

One day my pool is overcrowded, the next day my visitors are dressed as if they were on an expedition to the North Pole.

A little over a week ago Bangkok experienced some of it's coldest weather in five years, 20C (68F).

 Coldest day ever in Bangkok 9.9C (49.8F) in January 1955  Bangkok Blogger

Southern Thailand is getting hit by rains, floods, high waves, and heavy winds for the past week.
Boat, train, bus and air service to the southern provinces has been halted due to flooding.
Hundreds of touristst are stranded at Koh Samui.

With local cool temperatures and almost continuous light rain I'm asking myself, isn't that why I left Seattle and moved to a supposedly warmer climate. So I wouldn't notice all those aches and pains.

SakonNakhon Outlook:
A few more cool days ahead. Warming slightly at first, then accelerating.
It's a bit early to tell with certainty, but Accu Weather is predicting feels like temperatures of 42/26C (108/79F) for April 12.  NOTE TO SELF: Keep the air conditioner remote for the bedroom handy.


Last bus from Bangkok to Surat Thani  
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  • The bug is spread in hospital environments.
  • The most common means of spreading bugs is the handshake.



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