Koh Phangan 6th-9th

Koh Phangan is famous for the full moon parties it holds every month, as well as half moon and a party every night on the beach. Many young traveller from all over the globe come to this island to get drunk, dance and be a little silly. Fortunately, (and cause we are all grown up now) - we missed the full moon party - but we did go for a look at the famous Haad Rin Beach night life and had some fun. 

Koh Phangan is the second or middle island of the three off the east coast of Thailand, other than being party central for youngsters, it has really nice resorts and beaches and is a great place to relax.

We travelled the island on mopeds with our mates Isaac and Sam and got to see some great places - hidden beaches and resorts, bars, and restaurants

                                                                                     

This video is a bit long so you don't have to watch it all

This little beach stretches out to a small uninhabited island - along the beach there are massage kiosks and a bar or two.

A night out in the famous Haad Rin, where they hold the  full moon parties (massive beach party held once a month where around 10,000 - 60,000 people attend). The night we went their was only a hundred or so people around - we had fun watching the fire twirlers and party boys and girls dance and play around -  John had a go skipping the fire rope.

 

When you go out to the full moon parties or half moon parties on Koh Phangan lots of people paint them selves with fluro paint. I got really excited and painted myself all over, then there was a massive storm and the rain was really bad, and on top of that our friend started to feel sick from some food he ate, and we decided not to go, ......... Big sigh...... so John took photos of me and I washed it all off hahaha, but I still had fun painting it on.

<------ This massive gecko lived with us in our little bungalow - he had a very deep cheep like a bull frog

One morning at about 7am - I went walking and found the beach looking totally different to the other times I had seen it. The tide was low, revelling shells and corals, the local dogs were out sniffing around and there was no one else in sight except two locals launching their long-tail boat for an early morning spot of fishing. I enjoyed a short stroll watching the dogs playing together, Ann slept.

long tail boat