Amazing Thailand holidays!

Sawasdee ka from Bangkok.

How are you doing?

All is good here in Thailand. 
We have just had an amazing run of holidays. 
No, not just me, silly but the whole Country. 

We always have something to celebrate here living in the Land of Smiles!

Did you see the Global Economic Forum has suggested we should implement a four-day working week? 

They say it will help save the planet and people will be happier?

Well, Thailand has got this nailed.

In the last two months we have had all these holidays:

6 Apr	Sat	Chakri Day
8 Apr	Mon	Chakri Day Holiday
13 Apr to 16 Apr	Sat to Tue	Songkran Festival
1 May	Wed	Labour Day *
6 May	Mon	Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn
9 May	Thu	Royal Ploughing Ceremony *
18 May	Sat	Visakha Bucha Day
20 May	Mon	Visakha Bucha Holiday
3 Jun	Mon	Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday

We're living the dream here with bountiful holidays.
Anyone else wants to move to Thailand?!
What do you think of the four-day working week?

What is interesting about our latest holiday is that it was granted less than a month ago to celebrate our new Thai Queen's birthday.

Queen Suthida became Queen of Thailand on May 6th

having married King Vajiralongkorn a few days before the coronation.

I love the way we get a new holiday for Her Majesty's birthday.

 Talking of birthdays, it's Queen's birthday weekend in Australia and New Zealand this weekend. I've actually had British relatives get all confused and ask which Queen. Fair do really. 

You see it's Queen's birthday weekend for Queen Elizabeth II, in ANZ but not in the United Kingdom.

It not even her birthday! The actual date was 21st April (1926) but different Commonwealth countries celebrate on various dates to fit with their spread of public holidays. I like Thailand's keeping it real approach more!

However, I would say HRH Queen Elizabeth might need a holiday after Mr Trump's visit. I think I might start a campaign! 

Or maybe not, I'm going to be quite busy!

Does anyone remember Woodstock '69? Can you believe it is the 50th Anniversary this summer? I relive our earlier trip to the original Woodstock site as I finish my earlier Blogging from A-Z challenge. It was thinking about Woodstock because:

'Somehow your little Wren went to watch the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, got in touch with her inner Rock Chick, and has now been recruited to volunteer at Britain’s most famous pop festival Glastonbury'. 

Just me, Kylie and over 200,000 other festival goers!'

C’mon let’s rock on!

Read more at: Wandering Woodstock: 

Finally, before you go, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is running a competition for Thai Bloggers. My entry along with other 'off the beaten track' Thailand posts can be found here:   https://tatnews.org/bloggerthailand/entry2019secondary

Won't you join me as we get off the beaten track and visit a Mon village temple on the River Kwai?

I would love it if my Blogging friends would support me with a vote.
Here's how you do it. The only problem is that it's not that easy to vote!

Here's how:
Click here: TAT Secondary Competition

At Little Wandering Wren's post, click on grey love heart to vote without opening the post 
(The love heart vote inside the post is not active!)
You will need either a Facebook or Google account which once entered with allow you to click again on the grey love heart, which changes colour once you have voted.

I am also collecting feedback for TAT so any comments on the ease, or otherwise, 
of this process so all comments are gratefully received!

I hope you enjoy reading about our off the beaten track weekend on the River Kwai!

Linking with thanks to Beverly at Pink Saturday
Fiona and the Our World Tuesday hosts