Travel Guide When to go? The best season to visit most of Thailand is between November and March when it rains the least and is not yet too hot. It is also during this period that the main festivities take place and where certain parts of the country being invaded by foreign visitors. To go to the northern mountains, it is better to opt for the hot season (from March to May) or the beginning of the rainy season (June-July), the temperatures being milder at altitude. On the other hand, it is preferable to avoid the North-East and the Center from March to May: temperatures can then exceed 40 ° C. When the rest of the country is crushed by the heat, more constant temperatures make it pleasant to stay on the islands and beaches from the South. Climate The country benefits from very varied climates, within particular monsoons coming from the south-west and north-west. It rains more and longer in the South, subject to two monsoons. It is possible to travel during the monsoon, although some unpaved roads become impassable - be careful, however, as many infrastructures close during the rainy season, which marks the low tourist season. During the dry season, the temperature can become 39 ° C in the plains of the North-East; during the cool season, it drops to 13 ° C in Chiang Mai. In the South, the amplitudes are lower. Money Currency in Thailand The monetary unit is the baht (B), which is divided into 100 satang’s; there are 25 and 50 satang coins and 1, 2, 5, and 10 B coins. The old coins only have Thai numbers; the new ones have Thai and Arabic numbers. The 2 D piece is the same size as the 1 D piece, but it is gold in color. The 2 satang coins are only distributed