Sakon Nakhon

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Wax Castle Festival 2013

Attending Major Festivals in Thailand requires some advance booking.
Otherwise you might not get the right flights or hotel accommodations.
Late bookings also tend to be a lot pricier.

There are no official mentions at TAT for this event (at this time)

The Sakon Nakhon Wax Castle Festival and Royal Longboat Races are based on the lunar calendar, and coincide with the end of the Buddhist lent.

This year the full moon is on October 18
Based on the history of this event, this year's event will most likely be October 14 through 19

Previous Years celebrations


2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Full moon Oct 26	Oct 14	Oct 4	Oct 23	Oct 12	Oct 29
celebration dates Oct 22-26	Oct 10-14	Sept 30-Oct 4	Oct 20-23	Oct 8-12	Oct 26-30

Smartphone iDoctor

Saw this video when it was first published on Feb 8, 2013
It's continuing to pop up in my e-mail. I don't mind.
Innovations in medicine.

Saturday

Friday, April 26, 2013

Sakon Nakhon Rainy Season is on

I declare the Sakon Nakhon Rainy Season has commenced

We celebrated the water festival (Songkran).
Then on the last day, April 15, just as the water war was winding down, mother nature showed us her version of the water fest, a tropical thundershower.

She (Mother Nature) has been at it ever since.
I especially enjoy the afternoon rains, they cause a cooling of evening temperatures.

Keeping Cool
My main fan broke down twice, the first time I had it repaired.
The second time was a good reason to replace it.