I have been to Thailand a few times now and I´ve noticed some weather changes. Phuket has a monsoonal climate which feels still comfortable. It is warm all year and it usually rains the most in May, September and October which is simply because the monsoon winds from southwest start to come to Phuket. BUT we´ve come to Phuket in January which is called the cool season and should be the best time to visit the Island. There is lots of blue sky, very little rainfall, lower humidity and the temperatures are comfortably hot. After being here for three weeks, I´ve noticed a lot of rain. This is very unusual for Phuket and I thought I share some experiences with you...
A rainy day is nothing worth to talk about but the last few days have been pretty crazy over here. Two days ago I was on my way to the gym as usual. Since it was almost 11 pm, my actual fitness club was already closed so I went to the last open that was open. I do not take any taxis over here unless I´m busy because everything is so close and you dont need any vehicles! There is one specific street with literally no shops, no taxi stands, no humanity and no hotels at all. After walking half way along this street it started to rain. But not only rain, a monsoon hit the city and I got wet as I jumped in a pool. It went down into my socks, even my underwear was soaked. But I made my way through, bought some new socks and everything was fine when I made it to civilization again. It was still hot so my clothes dried very quickly.
Last night I was much more prepared. I went out to the gym as usual, went to my favorite Indian restaurant and ate some delicious chicken madras which is my favorite Indian dish. I had a good night but while I was going home, the monsoon started again. All shops were still open so I had a roof above me and lots of entertainment while waiting until the storm stopped. I also bought a rain-cape, put off my shoes and went home after the rain decreased. I got home safely and luckily recorded some moments.
I am just wondering if the seasons are changing? Or is it just a storm which is going to leave soon?
By the way, I feel so bad to not be able to answer your comments at the moment, but please know that I read them all and I will try to answer them as soon as possible! I am still traveling and have a lot of work to do, so please bare with me when I am not answering right away. I appreciate the love and will be back in the comment section very soon!
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Love, Soldier
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cool bare feet at the streets of Phuket
I only wore socks and sneakers and I could choose between walking with bare feet through the rain or getting wet socks and dirty sneakers. I decided to go bare feet lol
Wow nice travel post
Thank you!
a good weather can change our mind.it has a great possitive effect on our mind.love to read it.....enjoy the weather
The weather is actually great during the day! So a little rain isn’t that bad
some literature with rain beside window??????how is it?????
I love the editing visual capture of the locations and the music soothing xD
Haha, thanks! It was hard to create an entertaining video since I only had some video material from my phone. But it’s nice to hear that you liked it
I live in Phuket since 2009 and work at Seduction night club in Bangla and I can tell you that is not the first year that is raining in the peak season but is true that normally the monsoon end on the middle of November
You work at Seduction club? It’s a great club, let me know when they will play Hip Hop music :)
I see, weather is changing. When is the best time to visit Phuket? And I would like to know why you moved here ...
Hi soldier, yes I work in Seduction and at the moment we play hip hop every night . To be honest I don't like the peak season because is full of tourist so for me the best time to visit Phuket will be from March to November.
Okay cool, thanks! Maybe we’ll take a visit tonight. :)
Right now, there are too many tourists here even for me as a visiter. Thanks flr the recommendation
Awesome video @soldier, I really like it. And very nice post. Keep posting.
Have fun. Cheers.
Thank you so mich, appreciate the kind words!
wall i dont have mush to say great
Thanks!
Sorry to hear about all the rain dumping down on you in Phuket :(
If you find yourself making your way up to Bangkok anytime soon, let me know! There's a decent-sized Steemit community up here & an even larger crypto community :) Will be linking up with @suerisue this Friday, and several more in the next few weeks.
Really? That is so nice to hear! I will let you know the next time when I’m in Bangkok! Thank you
great experience to share
thanks
Glad you like it :)
A lovely weather makes our trip better. Very nice video.
Thanks for sharing.
True. Today we had more sunshine but I am pretty sure that it will start to rain at night time...
Beautiful video, as soon as I saw it, I want to move there right away. Walking barefoot on the street - yes, shoveling my driveway 4 times a week for 6 months a year - no :)
We are having similar weather changes in Singapore. Since 31Dec17 till today, we have been having persistent rain. Until about a week ago the daily temperature fell to 22C when the usual temperature ranges between 24C and 32C. We certainly enjoyed the cooler temperature; although it was a challenge for some with the persistent rain - clothes not drying quickly enough and additional challenges to get around.
Happy travels!
Really? I had no idea that also Singapur has some weather changes. But 10 degrees less than usual is pretty crazy. I think the weather is changing all over the world, even Mauritius which seemed to be THE paradise Island had some storms after we left... I hope the sun is coming back soon to Singapur! Thanks for sharing :)
As reported in the local papers: Singapore Bundles Up
The wife and i went in Feb a few years back. It rained 1 hr in the 4 weeks we were there. Koh Lanta was my favorite place to be. Met some amazing people there......
Thailand has some incredible places! I havent visited them all yet but its one of my favorite countries! I did not experience so much rain during peak season the last times I visited Phuket but I think things are changing...
Great video! keep um coming!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent video @soldier ...I also like your writing,,,... thanks for sharing.. @soldire
Thanks! I would love to capture better quality video material but I only had my phone with me. Glad you like it anyway
welcome...camera will be come to you my dear @soldier don't worry about that ...
for me dtube never works, it really sucks :(
Oh no! I am sure they will fix it soon or mayne try a different browser ?
Excellent video. I really enjoyed it.
Thank you. Glad to hear that 🙏🏼
Nice post,a great experience to share,thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
Oh, I’m also struggling with weather- now everything has changed and you really cannot plan vacation or any other events being sure that there will not rain
So true! Before Phuket we went to Mauritius and there was a big storm after we left! Weather is chamging everywhere in the world. Its crazy!
Awesome! I just started using Dtube and Dlive.
I like it how you're exclusively using Dlive! It's the way to go!
There are many other steemians from Thailand. Looks like a bad time in Asia with monsoon. Regardless, I hope there are sunnier and brighter days. I have always wanted to spend some time in Thailand.
I hope you stop by Vietnam too, it's an awesome area in Saigon. :)
One of our crew member went actually to Vietnam and he loved it! I’m thinking about going to Vietnam nect time
Don't you come to Myanmar , sis ?
welcome to Myanmar .
Oh it’s close to Thailand but I sadly can not make it this time. But I’ll think about it when I’m in Thailand next time
you can visit bangladesh.i can give you a surety that your money and time dont gone in loss.......visit her beauty
Monsoon in Jan??? no way!!!! U guys now work in Thailand?
wow this was super nice video thanks for sharing
Thank you! Glad you like it
Nice one
Thanks a lot!
Awesome video.
I really enjoyed it and it looks like you enjoyed it too.
Enjoy the rest of your stay in Thailand
Sure, it’s still hot even if it rains
Phuket is great travel paradise. We can enjoy and fun really. You also was really enjoying with your vacation. Awesome dtube video. Thanks for stunning me. Also well explained your travel experience.
Batter motivation post.
Just saw that video and it was fun for me to explore more thanks for sharing @soldier
You discovered that too there had a great time in travelling :)
Rain fulfil the life with joy its great to see :) have a great day @soldier thanks for sharing
beautiful weather and seeing something like that makes life more interesting
the seasons are really changing rapidly now
Very nice travel, great story.
Wow great story, traveling be happy.
Awesome story,nice traveling.
Woow Very nice, awesome travel.
Nice to catch that out its beautiful :)
no worries about not answering the comments i will wait :)
this is nice good to see one more video and post :)
Traveling is what every person wants to visit the beautiful places in the world with the best friends, do you one of them?
thanks for sharing this we got to see something new
Solutions to problems are like sunshine. really good one!
Hey I live in Thailand, and you are right, weather does seem to be changing. 5 years ago we would never have rain in Dec Jan and Feb, very weird. In fact it is smashing down with rain right now Crazy
What!!?! @acromott and I are in Thailand right now. I fly out on the 31st, but if you happen to be in Koh Pi Pi in the next two days, we should meet up! Or Krabi on the 30 to 31st! Enjoy!
How long will you be in Phuket ? We will be in Koh Phi Phi for a few days, then head up to Chiang Mai
very cool
great post,,,
Travels increase our knowledge..