NOW is NOT the time to visit Thailand - unless you like it HOT! 

Thanks, Ric. What's a bit of heat stroke or heart attack if you can save 30 Baht on a Bolt? 😀 Been thinking of making that video for a few days and the first rumble of thunder seemed to be as I was walking down the road! Yesterday was lovely and much cooler. But today seems to be back to it'd hot and humid self! Maybe I need another walk and talk to guarantee a downpour?! Catch you later, mate!Thanks for the support!

Wow, John. Sounds like you've got it totally sorted there! November to March are the best months by far weather wise. And staying 4-5 months means you've got plenty of time to get out and about!

That's interesting PFI. I'm amazed you can go completely without the aircon. I always try to use only fans (!), but often that ends up making me hotter!! Yes, people really shouldn't be dying from the heat in 2024. Very sad.

Believe it or not rainy season seems to have started this morning with a big downpour and storm. But being in Thailand it only lasted an hour or two and now everything is clearing up nicely. So even though you have to be prepared for rain on your trip, you'll still likely get loads of hot weather and have a great time!

To be honest, that sounds pretty good. Only got as far as Colorado for skiing when I lived in the States, but the Rockies are so impressive!

Youre right. Same the whole region over. The humidity is a bit of a killer! By a stroke of luck, we had a big storm today, and the temperature reading dropped to 28. It felt really good! 👍

Tell you what, Steve, you might have got that spot on! Although they're already forecasting some rain, so don't forget to pack your dinghy! 😀

That's true. If I was on holiday, I don't think I'd worry too much about too much sunshine. Especially if I was visiting during a UK winter. Interesting, since I posted the video, we've had a big downpour, and I'm considering a new career as a rainmaker! 😀

@@balloonchaser haha the John Ketley of pattaya

@TinyInThailand That's me! I told all my Thai friends not to worry because there was no rain or hurricane headed for Thailand. Luckily, they know me well enough not to believe me!

Hi David. I had noticed there was a deep depression settled in over St Andrews. Strangely over at Aston, it's sunny most days! I think the evidence is that South East Asia is hotting up, not unlike the picture in other parts of the world. You'd think solar energy might be an answer. But apart from producing for own consumption (for which the set up costs are relatively high), I haven't seen much appetite for it. The PEA (electricity authority) has set the buy back price for "excess" energy at the low end of the scale, so bluntly there's probably not any profit in it when compared with other forms of energy here. Interesting point!

Thanks, David. Maybe that's the reason I'm not coping as well with it this year as previous years. My body is not in as good condition! And I thought it was the record temperatures and humidity. Oh well! 😀

Unfortunately there’s a thing called wet bulb temperature. We are very close to a mass die off.

@@user-dj6hu9gq4t I have not met anything like that In Thailand. In India, there have been cases though. The temperatures in Thailand are really not that bad. Central China is far hotter and for a more sustained time each summer.

I'm with you on that, Thomas. It's too much for me, too, except in very small doses!

We're the same, same, but different, Toby! I have the aircon on during the day, but turn it off when I go to bed and sleep next to a fan! Aircon dries my throat, I feel. Been like that for years. Until the past few days when I've woken up in the night too hot and been forced to turn on the aircon. It's definitely getting hotter!

Absolutely, mate! November is the perfect time to visit Phuket. Can't go wrong there!

Remember to take your Russian phrase book Krap Pom

Thanks, Jimmy. Bangkok has been particularly hard hit this time around. At least down here we sometimes get a sea breeze. Think you're right picking and choosing your times to go out. It's not fun out there at midday! Thanks for your positive comment!

I think it must be hard wired to the price of gold. That's what's causing it. Either that or global warming! 😀

Thanks, BB. I could have done with some help from Mr Egg. I was tired out from just walking down the promenade! I do like spring in the UK tbh. My sister just sent me some pictures of newly born lambs jumping around the Welsh hillsides! I can do without the cold nights, though. Thanks for your comment and support as always!

Thanks, Keith. I'm certainly not going to argue with Oscar Wilde, that's for sure! I'm sure that's good advice. Although didn't he say something about that as well? Anyway, cheers for the feedback 👍

When the weather includes climate change, it’s really not that unimaginative. It’s critical.

Thanks for your comment. It seems crazy that one minute water is being wasted, and the next there's water shortages. Makes no sense to me!

Hey Paul. Giving up youtube. Going full-time as rainmaker. I'm a natural for it! 😀

I wouldn't recommend it! I was tired by the end of my walk, and I'd only been walking about 15 minutes! 555.