Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand Travel Blogs

Raining D' and B'
Dec 18, 2005 (4 photos)

... was surprised at how far we were from hat rin (party town), especially as the roads in are especially hilly and very dangerous, ko phanan tattoo's, are the marks left by the many ferang who fall off there bikes every day, many drinking. we spent most of ...

Days 113-117
Jan 9, 2007 (7 photos)

I've lumped these five days together since we spent the whole time at the Haad Salad Resort in the North West of Ko Pha Ngan. However there's still a bit to tell you about. We upgraded our beach bungalow for a much posher hotel with swimming pool and air- ...

Day 112
Jan 4, 2007 (5 photos)

... boarding a tourist-laden catamaran. Karen and Jim were also on board but they would be heading to a different resort in Ko Pha Ngan. The reason there were so many tourists on board I believe was because of the famous Full Moon Party happening that night! ...

Bad moon risin'
Apr 26, 2005 (5 photos)

... in Laos was also great. Now we go to Kuala Lumpar to try and find a route to Indonesia, where once again we'll be putting some real travelling time and not just pretending to 'find ourselves' in Thailand (Oh, there were plenty of them at the party too!).

Desperately Seeking Pickle
Aug 1, 2005 (1 photos)

Evacuation Complete
Aug 3, 2005 (1 photos)

New Years Burnout
Jan 8, 2005 (3 photos)

... of Samui is at 3pm the next day, and I still have to get back to that island I've all but forgotten about on Koh Pha Ngan. I spend much of the day at headquarters, pulling together the threads of the night before, and purging as much of my possessions as I ...

monsoons and beach excursions
Sep 26, 2006 (8 photos)

... ferry to Ko Tao. All in all it was exhausting but manageable aside from the lack of food or water. Ko Tao is the diving epicenter of Thailand and many resorts offer cheap resort rooms to those looking for SSI or PADI certification. We decided to just ...

Ko Pha Ngan
Jul 14, 2004

... , more lounging and hammocking. ZZZZzzzzzzzzz. Expenses: Bike 150B, snacks 81B, accom 250B, food 928B Day 63 - 1st July Ko Pha Ngan has been steadily filling up all week, everyone trying to get here for tonights Full Moon Party. It's basically 10, ...

Two sides of Ko Pha-Ngan
Apr 11, 2008 (39 photos)

... make our way home because the next day was going to just as big a party.   Another event falling over our Thailand visit was that the Thai New Year also called Songkran. The holiday celebrated every year between the 13th - 15th April to celebrate ...

Lazin' away on the beach all day
Sep 24, 2003 (5 photos)

We haven't been writing much because we haven't been doing much for a while. We came to Ko Pha-ngan, a small island off the east coast of peninsular Thailand, in the gulf of Thailand. This island is known for being one of the last remaining backpackers' ...

The Beach
Jan 6, 2005 (3 photos)

... or an airport on the island, and that should keep the more comfort-loving tourists on Samui. So much the better. Koh Pha Ngan was a completely different experience and hopefully it will always remain so. The good taste I had already seen on Samui was ...

Riding With A Demon
Jan 7, 2005 (4 photos)

I was somewhere off in the shadows, walking barefoot down the street from Game Bar, when the tea kicked in and I felt the first chest-swelling rush of the mushrooms. The beer and weed were long gone now, receding into the distance behind me like the music ...

Ko Pha Ngan - Chilling on Bottle Beach
Aug 23, 2006 (12 photos)

... called Hat Khuat - in English its Bottle Beach, we left Ko Tao on the high speed catamaran and arrived on the island of Ko Pha Ngan (pronounced in English Co Pan Nang!), upon arrival at the port we took a sawngthaew (basically a pick up where they cram as ...

islands in the sun
Feb 20, 2005 (8 photos)

... , creating a geographical landscape timeless in its form. Quite magickal, we can asure you. As our destination of Ko Pha-Ngan approaches, we organise onward transport to the far flung Bottle Beach, accessable only by longtail boat. We feel adventure in ...

Naked and Depraved on Thong Nai Pan
Jan 5, 2005 (4 photos)

... * * * 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. Keith's even got a bar here that ...

Party Central
Apr 25, 2007

... matter, we were only on the bus for 3 hours before we were put onto another bigger, slower ferry from Suratthani to Ko Pha-Ngan where I met Morwenna, Claire and Lee on the deck. We all sat around for a bit, reading, chatting, taking tourist photos of ...

Burn Hippy Burn
Aug 2, 2005 (1 photos)

Day 17-18 (Dec 15th-16th) Ko Pha Ngan
Dec 15, 2007

... grateful for my advice and I saw him this evening and he say's he is feeling much better. We have booked a combination ticket to Ko Phi Phi. The only way to get there in one day is to take the night boat. Unfortunately the night boat doesn't always sail ...

Full Moon Party
Mar 16, 2006 (4 photos)

... the amazing island of ko pha ngan. the the joy of 18 hours worth of travel over land and sea to get there!!! ko pha ngan is in the gulf of thailand for those who are unaware, and is next door to ko samui, the area is of course best known for 'the beach ...

Thailand nach fünfzehn Tagen
Sep 1, 2009 (9 photos)

... – dort kann man günstig tauchen oder mit Magenverstimmung in der Hängematte liegen. Laura gefiel das Tauchen… Auf Ko Pha-Ngan geht's dem Magen besser! Und vor zwei Tagen war Full Moon… nicht mit romantischem Mondlicht am ruhigen Strand zu ...

Round The Islands - Part 3b
Aug 17, 2008 (6 photos)

... festivities. Full Moon Party is held every month in many islands but the original party in these parts has always been on Ko Pha Ngan. It originally started as a load of hippies just wanting to celebrate the full moon and has over the years turned into ...

Full Moon Party and Ko Pha Ngan
May 4, 2007 (5 photos)

Its another sweltering day inspite of the hourly showers that have been happening all week, I have been on the lovley little island Ko Pha Ngan for 4 days now and will be returning to Bangkok at the end of the week. Its been another great week, The Full ...

The jungle, the island, and the next island...
Sep 23, 2004

... scary waitress who fancied Doug and kept trying to sell him beer... so we hopped off the train 9 hours later at Surat Thani and for the night-boat to Kho Pha-Ngan. Here now and tis nice enough. Just taking it handy. Sin e, I'll be back soon. Jen x

Full Moon party
Mar 13, 2004 (4 photos)

... Red Bull, coke and Vodka did work magic to keep us awake for the entire night! The rest of our days on Ko Pha Ngan were fairly lazy - beach, waterfalls, scrabble, snorkeling... We rented a motorbike on two occasions, the latter of which I managed to ...

Island in the Sun
Apr 16, 2007 (15 photos)

... huts.  At the Samui airport I was easily able to arrange a ride on a high-speed ferry to Ko Pha Ngan.  One of the great things about Thailand is how easy it is to arrange travel and get around compared to many other countries.  The boat ride ...

A Sunny Manifesto
Mar 17, 2006 (20 photos)

... pecs flaunt their nubile uselessness. Somehow, the obscenity of it all is lost on the smiling masses. The island of Ko Pha Ngan was initially settled by monks seeking a peaceful refuge. They were followed by like-minded individuals who set up yoga ...

Day's 13-16, Ko Pha Ngan (Dec 11th - 14th)
Dec 11, 2007

... in England just before we came, I was going to buy some tropical strength jungle formula but someone in Boots (who apparantly comes to Thailand all the time) said not to and buy the local stuff here. My advice to anyone coming out here is bring your own ...

Possible Paradise on Bottle Beach
Apr 4, 2003

... in search for transportation to Chiaya. PAUL's THOUGHTS Bottle Beach is one of many beaches on the island of Ko Pha-Ngan, a favourite with the backpacker crowd. I made the journey alone first while Debbie was attending the meditation retreat and ...

Beach life
Apr 15, 2007 (7 photos)

Ko Pha-Ngan, famous for its beach parties, culminating monthly in the legendary full moon parties at Hat Rin.  Unfortunately our timing was bad and we were not going to be there for a full moon party.  However, we had heard that there are ...