Songkran in Laos

[nobby shinawatra]

I have been told Songkran in Vientiane is even more intolerable than Pattaya, anyone have any experience or comments please??

[pseudolus]

I would think there is a greater proportion of human waste in the water they throw.

[nobby shinawatra]

Thanks Mr. P, looks like I will just stay for a few days early April and move on to Vietnam.

[beerlaodrinker]

i usually try to leave the country during pee mai. Way to much chaos for me

[Vientianeboy]

I don't think it i more intolerable. However I do not venture out as the "driving" is even worse than usual.

[liveinlos]

If that first video was any indication, it looks like only one small group participating. Not the massive crowds we have in Thailand.

[supernovadw]

Personally I really enjoy Songkran here in Vientiane! I am however probably about half the age of most people on here so my idea of a good time is probably rather different....

Went to the Beer Lao party before which was great! Music on stage and water spraying from above on to the crowd and then a truck turned up and started spraying everyone!

So yeh for me personally I had a good time but it depends on what you want?

[beerlaodrinker]

i want to get shitfaced but i also want to make it home alive

[mtone9317]

After two miserable years during Pi Mai, I found out how to enjoy it.
1. Do not stay in a village unless you want 3 days of noise, loud music and smoke.
2. Do not even think of riding a motorbike here after 9am in morning.
3. Best place to hang out. Near the NUOL. All the students are gone and it's kind of quiet.
4. I had a great dinnier with a bunch of Laos older people. I did eat some spicy Laos food and fish, no one was getting drunk, just having beer, listening to some Lao music (not loud) and having a little water dumped on me. What I've found is that Laos is a great place to retire. The people are great.

[supernovadw]

Well it's all over now....I went out of Vientiane on Sunday and got back yesterday lunch time, spent one day in Paksan and one day at Konglor caves, had a good time and a nice ride (700km there and back) Spent yesterday afternoon/early evening at the beer Lao party which was fun but even I will now admit that it was enough, I wouldn't want to spend all of Pi Mai there for sure as just end up drinking far too much!

[laosTraveller]

I thought Songkran was a festival happening only in Thailand :-) Seems from the pictures that it might be just as "fun" as in Thailand though. Better stay indoors.