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Thailand virgin needs help!!!!!

Posted by rbisset

... expensive, I think I paid about 500baht, and no hassle at all. Get on bus at 6pm, arrive Surat Thani around 6am, arrive Koh Pha Ngan 10ish. probably around 200baht if done individually but on such a short trip just use the agents in Khao San Road! Or ...

ferry query from Ko Samui to Ko Tao

Posted by kathryn77

... ;d hate to get it wrong I was on Koh Samui, and my friend got the last boat of the day (around 5pm), just to Koh Pha Ngan which is a shorter distance, so the cut-off times are probably right, given your arrival time. One other thing you could maybe look ...

Alone and Female

Posted by kathryn77

... twice on my own, and as long as you have your wits about you, it's grand It's quite a long bus journey to Koh Pha Ngan if that's the first thing you're going to do. You might want to check the price of internal flights from Bangkok to ...

Travel without flying - Ko Pangyang travel question

Posted by kathryn77

... , but that's not why I did it - it was down to the timings of the buses and boats. In saying that I wouldn't recommend it though, the journey to Koh Pha Ngan is longer, and their boat was bigger and had an outdoor area, so it might be better...

Easy visa-run to Burma

Posted by Paul

... ; it's sure to help at someone at some stage. If anyone's interested in an effortless, cheap and uncomplicated visa-run from Koh Pha Ngan, Samui or Tao, message me and I'll give you the number for the elusive legend that is 'Mrs Dah', ...

Easy visa-run to Burma

Posted by ScottWoz

... ; it's sure to help at someone at some stage. If anyone's interested in an effortless, cheap and uncomplicated visa-run from Koh Pha Ngan, Samui or Tao, message me and I'll give you the number for the elusive legend that is 'Mrs Dah', ...

Thailand first time, and on my own....

Posted by kathryn77

... and your flight is 10:20am from Bangkok on the 30th, I'm afraid you'll have to give it a miss. There's no airport on Koh Pha Ngan, nearest is on Koh Samui, but even then, that's a boat away, and you still have to get to Bangkok. If you ...

Thailand Query

Posted by jamesp01

... ll be alone. I have no problem meeting new people and enjoy my own company, as well as a good party. I've been to Koh Pha Ngan, Samui, Phi Phi, Bangkok, Kanchanaburi and Chiang Mai before, and am tempted to just go to one of the islands and chill out. ...

Simple questions about Thailand

Posted by wakingdream

Agreed. I spent last June/July around Krabi, Koh Phi Phi and Koh Pha Ngan and the weather was marvellous. No worries.. We kicked back around that area in the summer time too and it was really nice

Simple questions about Thailand

Posted by ScottWoz

Agreed. I spent last June/July around Krabi, Koh Phi Phi and Koh Pha Ngan and the weather was marvellous. No worries..

Crimbo In Thailand

Posted by rbisset

I was on Koh Pha Ngan for Christmas/New Year a few years back and it was good fun. New Years Eve will be massive this year as it falls on a full moon as well!

Thailand virgin needs help!!!!!

Posted by rbisset

When I was in Koh Pha Ngan you could buy Codeine, Xanax over the counter in 7-Eleven. In fact they were displayed openly ON the counter. With Valium it wasn't exactly covert either. They just pulled a large container off the shelf, found a little ...

Thai Tattoos?

Posted by ScottWoz

... : This is a pic of my friend a few weeks ago. The mistake he made was trying to keep up with me on a motorbike. Now listen up, cos' what you're about to see is what's known as an authentic.. 'Koh Pha Ngan' tattoo: Want one?

Thai Tattoos?

Posted by kathryn77

I got a Thai Tattoo when I was in Koh Pha Ngan - that's where I saw most people getting them - the problem is, they're not voluntary there, and like mine, usually caused from scooter accidents - ouch! I got mine on both knees, but ...

10 things NOT to do in Thailand

Posted by rbisset

I was about to lose it with a local on Koh Pha Ngan but was saved by my phone ringing. It would have been justified though because he was screaming at me because I told him his 800baht rooms were too expensive! The guys walking around Bangkok and ...

Tourists stranded, hundreds evacuated

Posted by rbisset

The same sort of thing happened last year. I got the boat from Chumporn to Koh Pha Ngan on 24th last year and the boats had been cancelled for a week prior because the weather was so bad. Was the worst boat journey of my life, hampered by the fact I had ...

Travelling during the silly season

Posted by danijon

We are hoping that you will be able to assist us We are travelling from Ko Lanta to Koh Pha Ngan on the 30th December. There will be a total of 7 of us travelling on this day, and understand it is a very busy time of the year. Does anybody know what ...

Newbie from Dublin

Posted by kathryn77

... to Krabi to get connections to Ko Samui, rather than going back through Phuket. As for getting to Ko Samui - I went from Phuket to Koh Pha Ngan, so it's about the same distance I think from Krabi to Ko Samui - by bus and boat, and it took about 14 ...

Small World

Posted by kathryn77

My Canadian friend Julia, had someone come up to her in Koh Pha Ngan in Thailand because she recognised her from Facebook photos...was the best friend of a girl we knew while in Rio! Think my most random one was someone shouting "hey" to me ...

Amount of money needed?

Posted by rbisset

... - Prices vary everywhere. For budget accomodation I paid 70baht (£1) in Kanchanaburi but 600baht in Phi Phi. My accomodation at Koh Pha Ngan cost me 150baht and was the epitome of basic but more than adequate for my needs. Depends what creature comforts ...

Thailand virgin needs help!!!!!

Posted by ScottWoz

... . Just buy a ticket and jump on the bus/minivan. Same at the jetty the other end: you'll either be going to Koh Tao, Koh Samui or Pha Ngan - buy a ticket, board the boat and bingo, you're at the Pha Ngan jetty in (I think) around an hour. From ...

Help

Posted by kathryn77

... or so there then went by bus over to the other side to get the boat to Koh Samui (from there you can go to Kho Pha Ngan by boat...then Koh Tao...or you can go direct from the mainland to any of those islands - I wouldn't recommend the night boat) ...

Travelling during the silly season

Posted by rbisset

... the country. I'd hazard a guess that it'd be around the 400-600 baht price range. I travelled from Bangkok to Ko Pha Ngan on Christmas Eve without any problems last year and headed back on New Years Day! There is no problem with travelling ...

backpackers annoy me

Posted by rbisset

... had a few beers in the evening but I found most of the bars/restaurants played chill out music and it was all very relaxed. Pha Ngan is full of dickheads though. I thought the worst people were the guys walking down Khao San Road at midday, shirtless and ...

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