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Moped madness
My good intentions of writing lots of posts is quickly slipping away as I now have to remember the events of the last 3 days.Here Goes...
On Sunday we decided to hire mopeds from the hire shop just across the road from our hotel. To be honest, it was proper dodgy, we were asked if we had licences, not specific licences, just a licence. So I was …
Ko Phangan - motorbike, hippy, party, do what you.
... out in full force and still 30C air temp. 15 mins or so had passed so we gently coasted down towards Haad Yao. Tozer put in a call to see where his mates were and it was only then that we realised we had gone to Haad Yao East and not Haad Yao West which would of been an easy 15k stroll to the top of the island. What a burke! Anyway we soldiered on and eventually made it to the other side and dined in a honey moon type resort called the Sanctuary which really was in ...
Happy New Year!!
... wearing elaborate feathery head-dresses. Some of them were actually exceedingly beautiful, and I found it quite difficult to tell that they had been born (or even still were) men... one of them on the other hand looked like Eric Idle in 'Nun's on the run' and should really have just given up, bless him. His adam's apple could have knocked you out from across the room.
On New Year's Eve itself we were given complimentary tickets for a big New Year's ...
Sea Sickness
... should take an early lunch, so headed back to the restaurant for some delicious padthai.
Thankfully the pool was deserted when we arrived back about an hour later. It was really nice to have it to ourselves and we enjoyed sunbathing in peace. We went back to the bungalow for a mid-afternoon nap, before getting ready for our night out. We ate in Baan Taai village, at a restaurant called Bantai Pizza. It was run by an Italian expat, and the food was delicious. ...
Not So Full Moon Party
... a sliver and we were left feeling very confused. We documented this strange phenomenon and thought no more about it. It wasn't until the next day while we watched the BBC that we discovered that we had witnessed a lunar eclipse. Pretty cool really, especially at a Full Moon Party.
We had a great time and although we had the journey home in the back of our minds, therefore did not take full advantage of the bucket deals, we danced the night away.
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