Ko Pha Ngan
Travel Blogs from Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand
Still takin' it easy
... the end of the NCAA tournament come March. Since I took about the boat over on the 7th, I've been in Ko Pha Ngan, (pronounced Ko Pa Nang), specifically near Hat Yao beach. I've been hanging around with a bunch of British blokes, who recently graduated ...
DAY 7: Koh Pha-Ngan
... ;First it steered like a tank, so tight corners were a challenge, the roads were often non-existent and the drivers in Thailand sometimes have no system. Thought to be honest the tourists on their bikes were worst...... We found the waterfall to the ...
I finally worked out how to spell ko pha ...
... out and chatting to the other guests. Ok we play some cards etc, and we did once play Monopoly but 'doing stuff' and Ko Pha Ngan don't go together. The weather is unbearably hot from 12-3 each day, but we do get nice sea breezes at times to cool ...
Force fed Understanding in a Sunburned country?
... out. I got on a bus a few hours later and did a 15 hour bus/boat journey to the tourist island I am on now writing this called Ko Pha-Nagan. I got here the day of the famous "full moon party." I am not going to pretend that it was not a good time. The ...
Robbery and the full moon party
... so sad though as I never really used it. The boat was a fairly pleasant 3 ish hour ride to the island of Koh Pha Ngan. I got myself a seat right at the front of the boat and did some sunbathing to pass the time. Arrival on the ...
Ko Pha-ngan
Sorry I haven't written for a while! We have been staying on Hat Thian, a small bay on the south east coast of Ko Pha-ngan - all that's there are one or two bar/restaurants and bamboo huts.....no email, shops, telephones etc! Getting here was a bit of a ...
My response
For the record, I slept late because I was up late. I saw the suset on one side of the island and the sunrise on the other. Absolutely spectacular. There are dozens of little islands in every direction, and the water is clear and blue. And the only organ ...
Keepin' it Veal
Well, good morning! Glad to have been outside and seen the sun before it left for the day. So I bought a ticket for something called the "Munchies Tour," which I assumed would be similar to "Raggae Magic Boat Tour" and "Snoop Dogg Tour," i.e. an ...
Full Moon Party
Miercoles 30/05 al Lunes 4/06 Día 30, llegamos a Koh Pha Ngan para el día 1 de Junio, luna llena, asistir a la Full Moon Party, la mas popular de las fiestas de Tailandia, lo mismo que hace cualquier turista de entre 20 y 30 anos, basicamente, ...
A day in the life - Memories from Samui Pt. II
A memory from Samui came to me this morning when I was in the restaraunt here at The Sanctuary observing an American man and his young Thai wife... And early morning walk along the beach brought me to bare witness to the following scene: Two ...
Day 11 - Ko Samui-Ko Pha Ngan continued
... carried mine so I got away with it. After showering and changing we went to explore. It is a lot prettier here than anywhere on Ko Samui, it's beautiful and the beach and bay stunning. We went and had a drink at the other end of the beach and got ...
Infamous Full Moon Paty
If Ko Samui is the Costa del Sol, then Ko Pha Ngan is Ibiza or Aiya Napa. but with a pretty chilled backpacker twist. The average age of visitors must be sub 24 and 99% must be hell-bent on making full use of the island's beach bars and ...
Snorkel, kayak and hiking adventure
... away from this touristy area to a more secluded beach "resort" in Haad Salad - north on the island of Koh Pha Ngan. We are loving Thailand so far, especially the cheap eats. We've been enjoying Thai food every single night at one of the many ...
December Continued
... of course, mean being hit. This new year we were partying with all and sundry down on the beach at Kho Pha Ngan. Highlights included drinking heavily, laughing at the social inadequacies of others, and watching fireworks. The fireworks were particulary ...
Hambone, Legbone
Still in lively Koh Pha Ngan, awaiting the Full Moon Party. Things are really starting to pick up as people trickle in to the island; I guess they usually get around 30,000 people for the FMP. Should be good times. The "bungalow" that I got for 150B ...
The End--or is it just the Beginning?
... result of this course and to the beautiful people that truly made it what it was. So, to the ladies of yoga teacher training Thailand 2007: Cheers! I know that you're all going to be beautiful teachers. To the two men on the course, Michael & Po: ...
West coast beaches (March 7th - 10th)
March 7th, 2007 On the beach, internet time may suffer!!!! March 8th, 2007 Not much to report other that it's paradise. March 9th, 2007 Same ...
Day 11, Ko Samui-Ko Pha Ngan
... it was very pleasant. I kept looking for sea creatures but only saw seaweed. We have been given some leaflets on the boat about Ko Pha Ngan and we knew roughly which area we wanted to be. The area we picked was only accessible by boat. We thought it would ...
22nd January 2006
Got ferry from Ko Phi Phi to Krabi, a bus from Krabi to Surrothani and finally a night ferry from Surrothani to Ko Pha Ngan, the night ferry was in fact a barge with beds, which explains why it tooks us 7hours when the daytime ferry takes only 2. We met ...
Twenty Seven hour journey!
Said my goodbye's to Sally & Howard and made my way over to Surat Thani to catch my bus all the way down to Singapore- Its was infact a nightmare journney.I didn't sleep the whole way down, it was freezing cold and every time I turned the air con off the ...
Ko Pha-Ngan
We arrived at Ko Pha-Ngan after a 1 hour boat ride from Ko samui. It was absolutely boiling when we got there and one of the bungalows was offering a free taxi so we decided to go with them and check it out. Thankfully the rooms where big, clean, ...
Paradise Lost
... !) Surat Thani train station - pier : bus, 1 hour (via every single damn guest house!) Surat Thani pier - Thong Sala (Ko Pha Ngan): boat, 3 hours Thong Sala - ChalaKlom: taxi (i.e. pick up truck), 20 minutes Chalaklom - Bottle Beach: long tail boat, ...
Fresh Food Market & Full Moon
... )... alle sassen zusammengedraengt auf dem Boden, dazwischen liefen Thailaendder rum die teure Getraenke und Flyer verteilt haben. In Pha-Ngan hatte ich dann wieder mal einen Bungalow inclusive Kakerlaken - aber irgendwann hat man raus wie man die zur ...
Goodbye beach, goodbye hammock, goodbye sun...
The beach is magic. I don't know if I could ever tire of the sound of the waves, of floating for ages with my ankles crossed and arms beneath my head, of basking in the hot sun, of napping in my pink hammock. I love it here, and I've been happy. I ...
Easy on the Redbull
We arrived in Thailand and headed straight to Ko Pha Ngan. This meant getting an overnight ferry from Surat Thani. The ferry was good fun and by the time me, Ben and Nicholas got aboard we were steaming. Dazed and confused, we arrived on the ...
last night Chiang Mai and arrival in Ko Pha Ngan
... fights that I am gonna put on so you all can have a watch. The next day we flew to Surat Thani and then catch a boat to Ko Pha Ngan. We met a guy on the boat trying to get us to go to his bungalows, so we decided to go with him. We got ourselves a ...
Rippin it up at the full moon
My oh my its been a while since I've written one of these things. 6 days is a long time when you have to try to remember what exactly you've done, what diseases you've had, and who's almost died when. Last time I wrote this we had just found a place to ...
Full Moon Party and Motorbikes
... started Thursday afternoon with a field trip to my Buddhism teacher who is a monk, Temple. His temple is the largest in Thailand and is about the size of an airport. The most impressive thing at that temple was the massive temple or meditation area that ...
The Last of Koh Pha-Ngan
I think its important to say at this stage that we found our most luxurious accommodation thus far. The Bounty Resort. For a bargain price of 400 Baht, which is 6.30GBP per night, we were lavished with the cleanest rooms and surroundings since the ...

