To celebrate the end of their year on the road, Meraj and Johan seek out the biggest party they can find: the Thai New year celebrations in Bangkok. On Songkran, they join crowds of revellers on SIlom street and live it up like never before. Later in the week they head to Pattaya where Meraj plays a couple of rounds of golf at the city's newest championship layout while Johan bangs a gong at a timeless monument called, fittingly, The Sanctuary of Truth.

WION Traveller S3 Episode 1 - Thai new year

In this episode Meraj and Johan flies overseas to Thailand to celebrate the Thai new year with a splash! The Song Kran festival is on, and our adventurers picks up water guns of varying calibers before exploring golf courses and Pattaya. While Meraj plays round after round of golf, Johan explores a monument called Sanctuary of Truth.

WION Traveller Season 3 Episode 1 - Thai New Year

Gun-toting Bangkok residents and tourists wreaked havoc on the streets of the capital on Saturday, spraying each other with massive water guns to celebrate "Songkran" or Thai new year.

Bangkok is drenched as residents and tourists celebrate the Thai new year

Thais and tourists alike cooled off in the heat and marked the Thai New Year on Thursday by splashing water with elephants.

Water fight between elephants and people marks Thai New Year

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WION Traveller S3 Episode 1 - Thai new year

WION Traveller Season 3 Episode 1 - Thai New Year

Bangkok is drenched as residents and tourists celebrate the Thai new year

Water fight between elephants and people marks Thai New Year