Thailand: A Land of Smiles
Thailand is a Southeastern Asian land. It is recognized for its tropic shores, sumptuous imperial dwellings, old remains and majestic stupas representing characters of Buddha. A modernistic cityscape stands next to canal-side towns and the iconic stupas of Wat Arun, Wat Pho and the Emerald Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Kaew) in Bangkok (the capital of Thailand). Nearby seaside hotels include crowded Pattaya, fashionable Hua Hin and others. Different countries are popular worldwide due to their nicknames likewise Thailand is known as a land of smiles because its people do smile a lot. This means Thai people stay in a good mood most of the time and are hospitable too that is why Thailand Tourism Development Authority promoted it as Land of Smiles (LoS) around the World.
Many of the leading national & international flights regularly take passengers from Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad to Bangkok and other cities of Thailand. For getting around in Thailand bus is the best option, you can go anywhere in Thailand by bus because bus service is the most widely used mean of transportation in Thailand. Moreover, buses pick and drop people from various stops in each city so you can visit as many places as you wish at less cost. Renting a car in Thailand costs too expensive and roads are often busy because of heavy traffic so don’t try hiring a car.
Thailand's weather is affected by monsoon breezes that have a seasonal nature (the southwest and northeastern monsoon). The southwestern monsoon usually begins in May and lasts till October, is defined by the current of hot, humid wind from the Indian Ocean to Thailand, creating ample rain across the largest part of the country.
The northeastern monsoon, beginning from October till February causes cool and arid air from China over the maximum of Thailand. In South Thailand, the northeastern monsoon begins mild climate and ample precipitation on the east shoreline of that area.
Weather in most of Thailand is tropic humid and arid or savanna. The majority of the south, as well as the eastern tip have tropical monsoon weather. Parts of the south also have a hot rainforest environment.
Thailand is classified into three seasons. The first is the rainy or southwestern monsoon season (mid–May to mid–October) which predominates over most of the country. This period is marked by plentiful rain with August and September staying the humid period of the year. This can seldom lead to floods. However, dry periods usually occur for 1 to 2 weeks from June to the beginning of July. This is due to the northward shift of the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone to southern China.
Winter or the northeastern monsoon begins from mid–October until mid–February. Most of Thailand encounters arid weather during this season with moderate temperatures. The exemption is the southern parts of Thailand where it gets sufficient precipitation, especially from October to November. Summer or the pre-monsoon season runs from mid–February till mid–May and is marked by hotter climate.