Pha-Ngan Cabana Resort Ko Phangan

... br> We spent the next few days in full-on tropical island vacation mode: kiteboarding, laying in hammocks, reading novels, exploring the island by motorbike (it was possible to drive—at a leisurely pace—from one end of the island to the other in about forty-five minutes). There was a good selection of stores and restaurants all over, and life moved at a leisurely pace. It was great.

... reason we were in the area, and headed back to Harmony to find people to share a cab. (The Full Moon party is very well known) Had pre drinks there and got chatting to 6 boys and 6 girls who were staying at Harmony. One boy had very large burns on his back from the previous night out doing the fire limbo. We went and got a cab by ourselves because the fares done per person anyway and hailed a local to take us when the cab driver wouldnt barter down. We got to the beach and bought a ...

... on the internet… astoundingly, there has been no major drinking despite it being party central. It has been a very relaxing time so far and a great break from all the hectic travelling. Sometimes you just need to sit on a beach for a week. The other night when we’d finished dinner we were walking home along the beach and trying to avoid all the drunk people who were stumbling around with a bottle in hand, trying to talk to everyone they came ...

... Shipwrecked rejects scattered on the sand drinking buckets of booze. I was tempted to turn back pretty much as soon as we arrived, but curiosity killed the cat and a few hours later Gina and I were drinking our own bucket of booze, oblivious to the fact that in Asia they add speed to Red Bull. Yes, speed. Amphetamines. Brilliant.

We’d been fairly reserved up until this point and had spent our time chatting to the two chaps who’d accompanied us over. One ...

... coming from every place, and the delicious smells of cooking, it was a bit like wandering amongst the food stalls at Womad (but a bit warmer). The other difference is that the walkway is frequently used by scooters, motorbike and sidecar stalls and even occasionally by jeeps, causing pedestrians to have to scatter in all directions.

The next day’s diving started wet as it was raining while we took the open taxi to the pier and it was raining on ...

... but thats me. We jumped into the sea & our first dive was only 10 metres. We went down & I was near the bottom & once agin I lost it but Andy & Nana wouldn't let me go up so Andy just grabbed my weight belt so I couldn't, I then calmed down & started to breathe normally, we then started swimming & then my love for diving began, words can not describe what its like down there, so clear & all the fishes just swimming around you, its so peaceful ...

... if you want to pay - she's not even a hooker, but if you pay...... They are friendly but can be short with Westerners and they are vastly different as commented by a POM. This would probably prevent me living here because we are so different, despite me telling myself that the tropical paradise sounds like an ideal way to live. I still don't get how they treat rubbish and this is a problem with no proper sewerage and rubbish collection ...

... auf 12m ab! Und am Sonntag hatten wir zwei verschiedene Settings. Das erste war recht weit im Meer, vom Boot aus gings dann direkt ins Wasser auf 18m runter. Den Walhai, der einen Tag zuvor an dieser Stelle gesichtet wurde, konnten wir zwar leider nicht mehr erwischen, dafuer aber viele neue interessante Fische und riesige Korallenwaende, die sich am Meeresboden auftuermten Und am Mittag waren wir dann fertig und duerfen uns nun "Open Water Diver" nennen; duerfen ...

... from Washington state. We would all spend a lot of time together during our time in Koh Tao and all of us would reunite a few weeks later in Indonesia. They are all great guys and we engaged in both light and heavy conversations concerning politics, culture, music, environment, economics, etc. Both Jake and Matt were hockey players and Jake played in the Juniors in Canada alongside Sidney Crosby! That is just unbelievable - its akin to knowing someone on ...

After a very rocky ride and us all feeling pretty ropey, we finally arrived at Koh Phangan. Our accomodation is amazing.....literal paradise!!! We are staying in huts on a gorgeous secluded beach with a beaufiul pool, hammocks and beach beds.....it is a lovely resort and very quiet which will suit us as we are out of the busyness of Haad Rin.

The first night of Koh Phangan was spent at Coral Bungalows pool party. It was soooo ...