Note : this transportation service was from 2006. We ever practise something for Loy Krathong too I bring blogged several times nigh the festival ..
• Loy Krathong Information
• How to brand a Krathong
• Loy Krathong 2007
Loy Krathong is 1 of Thailand's to a greater extent than famous celebrations, a festival amongst ancient roots which (for me) boils downward to maxim thank you lot for the H2O too letting your bad luck drift away. It's non a huge celebration hither inwards Phuket Thailand , but however only nigh everyone does it - I hateful everyone makes or buys a "kratong" too sets it adrift on a trunk of H2O somewhere. And at that spot are only about parties going on too fancy clothing competitions too and thence on.
We only headed for Bang Wad Reservoir, Phuket Thailand 's largest H2O supply. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 LOT of people larn there. Its located inwards Kathu district. To larn at that spot you lot crusade into the Phuket Thailand Country Club.
The termination at that spot was improve organised this twelvemonth - inwards 2005 it was a chip of a scrum to uncovering parking spaces. This twelvemonth the law too local officials made certain people did non crusade correct upward to the reservoir. It did hateful a five infinitesimal walk upward the route to the dam, but nosotros are only nigh able to stimulate out a walk of this distance! My missy carried our Kratong :
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />< We gear upward it adrift on the reservoir. In the Kratong nosotros pose only about coins too snips of pilus from each of us. The current of air was lite but blew out most people's candles. Ours managed to rest alight every bit nosotros watched the kratong drift away: 
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />
At the reservoir were enough of people making too selling Kratongs too also a contest for the biggest too fanciest kratong (made yesteryear local schools etc..):
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" /> 
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />
We decided also to allow a newspaper lantern float upward for us. These lanterns are non too thence mutual inwards Phuket Thailand compared to Chiang Mai, but I saw to a greater extent than this twelvemonth than concluding year. Come to mean value of it I don't scream back seeing whatever at the reservoir concluding year. Being rather keeniow (Thai discussion for tight arse) nosotros opted for a cheaper plastic lantern for fifty Baht (it was 100 for the newspaper ones). Ours nearly burned upward earlier floating away into the heaven and, amongst a breeze picking up, presently disappeared from sight.
Here's only about other people letting lanterns go:
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />
We had idea to caput downward to Chalong Bay too, possibly consume yesteryear the body of body of water every bit nosotros did concluding year, but nosotros could encounter pelting was on the way. So, only about other Loy Krathong over, hopefully whatever bad luck has been cast adrift too nosotros tin expect frontwards to only about other happy year! Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
• Loy Krathong Information
• How to brand a Krathong
• Loy Krathong 2007
Loy Krathong is 1 of Thailand's to a greater extent than famous celebrations, a festival amongst ancient roots which (for me) boils downward to maxim thank you lot for the H2O too letting your bad luck drift away. It's non a huge celebration hither inwards Phuket Thailand , but however only nigh everyone does it - I hateful everyone makes or buys a "kratong" too sets it adrift on a trunk of H2O somewhere. And at that spot are only about parties going on too fancy clothing competitions too and thence on.
We only headed for Bang Wad Reservoir, Phuket Thailand 's largest H2O supply. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 LOT of people larn there. Its located inwards Kathu district. To larn at that spot you lot crusade into the Phuket Thailand Country Club.
The termination at that spot was improve organised this twelvemonth - inwards 2005 it was a chip of a scrum to uncovering parking spaces. This twelvemonth the law too local officials made certain people did non crusade correct upward to the reservoir. It did hateful a five infinitesimal walk upward the route to the dam, but nosotros are only nigh able to stimulate out a walk of this distance! My missy carried our Kratong :
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />< We gear upward it adrift on the reservoir. In the Kratong nosotros pose only about coins too snips of pilus from each of us. The current of air was lite but blew out most people's candles. Ours managed to rest alight every bit nosotros watched the kratong drift away: 
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />At the reservoir were enough of people making too selling Kratongs too also a contest for the biggest too fanciest kratong (made yesteryear local schools etc..):
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" /> 
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />We decided also to allow a newspaper lantern float upward for us. These lanterns are non too thence mutual inwards Phuket Thailand compared to Chiang Mai, but I saw to a greater extent than this twelvemonth than concluding year. Come to mean value of it I don't scream back seeing whatever at the reservoir concluding year. Being rather keeniow (Thai discussion for tight arse) nosotros opted for a cheaper plastic lantern for fifty Baht (it was 100 for the newspaper ones). Ours nearly burned upward earlier floating away into the heaven and, amongst a breeze picking up, presently disappeared from sight.
Here's only about other people letting lanterns go:
Bangkok Thailand Map; Loy Krathong - fifth Nov 2006" />We had idea to caput downward to Chalong Bay too, possibly consume yesteryear the body of body of water every bit nosotros did concluding year, but nosotros could encounter pelting was on the way. So, only about other Loy Krathong over, hopefully whatever bad luck has been cast adrift too nosotros tin expect frontwards to only about other happy year! Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com