Hat Rin Ko Phangan

The day of the full moon party finally arrived and we were nervous but excited too. We headed to the party around 9pm along with 1000s of other tourists. it took about 25 minutes to get there and the journey was crazy, very fast and winding up and down hills, it made us feel sick so we were dreading the journey back. We arrived to streets lined …

*There was no post yesterday because we didn't do much and didn't want to bore you* Today we woke up and hoped to go on a snorkelling tour around the island, however we were told it was too windy and the longtail boat wouldn't be able to deal with the waves. We decided we still wanted to do something and so went on a car tour of the island (it was …

So March 20 was a very exciting day, maybe not great for everyone's eardrums, but it was the day Laura Turner arrived bright eyed and bushy tailed to Bangkok Airport. Yet again, me and KB are masters of surprise and told her we were getting in later only to be waiting for her at the exit! Two had now become three, and we headed straight to the Khao …

Our trip to Ko Phangan was mine and Rich's first overnight bus journey in Thailand, we left Bangkok at 6pm and arrived on the island at 1.30pm. It wasn't actually as bad as we thought it was going to be, although the bus wasn't a sleeper bus, we did get lots of leg room and the seats reclined really far, plus no toilet horrors. We got to Ko …

I've been away for almost a full month now, days and weeks are starting to melt together, time now just an obscure element which elsewhere is being taken far more seriously and with greater importance. As 'cliched' as it sounds, time is starting to lose all sense of meaning to me.

When I set off on this trip my watch was ever present (just …

We flew to Surat Thani and then got a bus and ferry over to Ko Phangan. The ferry was an interesting experience as we were the last few to get on so ended up sat next to the coal burner that powered it! It was boiling and left us with black coal splatters over our faces! The taxi into Haad Rin was like being on a rollercoaster! 15 people were …

It was a bit tricky waking up after our night out in Hat Rin and the thought of doing it again was making me feel a bit ill. However I had to get up early so me and guy could take the bike back. I really wanted to drive it so I had a little go around the car park and after I gained some confidence I drove it back! It was so much fun I would love to …

... 3 days of hammocks, drinking and playing cards the girls in the group decided that they wanted a little more excitement and moved to Hat Rin, the 'happening beach', an hour south. The guys took a vote and decided to move 5 minutes south to another place. ...

... this we decided to take the hills in first but on one hill Angie had to get off and walk up while I took the bike up. Hat Rin is quite commercial but nothing like Samui and the beach is quite nice. You can rent jeeps, big motorbikes, quads, jet skis ...

... pretty. We have a little bungalow by the beautiful beach for 350 Baht in the north west which is far away from the crowds around Hat Rin in the south, where it looks somewhat like Ibiza. We hired a jeep on the second day and did a bit of exploring round ...

... is a lot of fun. The real reason for being on the island was the full moon party, which takes place on the beautiful Hat Rin beach. There isn't really one "party", just lots of bars and lots of people on the beach. The atmosphere was wonderful and it ...

... Pha Ngan. We were also the only people without either a nose ring, pierced belly button or large tattoo. Sunrise Beach in Hat Rin was crowded with backpackers and hundreds of mangey dogs. It was littered with beer bottles, garbage, joint butts and ...

... dinner cooked for us when we wanted. To get around the island we hired motorbikes, therefore the title trying to avoid a ko phangan tattoo....which of course is a scare left from a motorbike crash!!!! Most days we spent chilling at the nearby ...

... Thongsala to the main beach of Hat Rin on Koh Phangnag, which is oddly the most important stretch of road. To avoid the noise of Hat Rin (legendary for the full moon parties they host which were just days away), we decided to stay closer to the pier on a ...

... shallow calm waters...seafood pizza and salads,followed by coconut shakes are the usual order of the day! Tommorow we are heading to Hat Rin, the main resort on the island, where the full moon party is held, after that we shall head the short ...

... . * * * It's Keith who tells Jay and I about Thong Nai Pan Yai, a scary 40 minute truck ride from Hat Rin, Koh Pha Ngan's main tourist trap. He's spent weeks on this beach, and told us alluring stories of fun and debauchery. ...

... of course, enjoying the show from within my cocoon of people and finding the whole situation quite amusing. We arrived in Hat Rin, checked into our amazing air-conditioned bungalow and went to sample the legendary buckets that ...