Thailand’s Full Moon Party – July 2008
Steve arrived just in time to join me for the July 2008 Full Moon Party on Kho Phagnan’s Haad Rin Beach. I was beyond happy to spot him slugging his …
Steve arrived just in time to join me for the July 2008 Full Moon Party on Kho Phagnan’s Haad Rin Beach. I was beyond happy to spot him slugging his …
The weather continued to be absolutely gorgeous. The day before the big event was the last day of a beach soccer tournament that I watched very little of. Instead, I …
July’s Full Moon Party was scheduled two days after the true full moon due do a Buddhist holiday. It wasn’t until sunset, when I was enjoying my first beer of …
By the conclusion of my second night, it was clear I was turning into a vampire. I would emerge from my bungalow later and later each day. After riggling around …
My first full day on Haad Rin was spent recovering from my first night. I poked around town, tested out some WiFi options in a pizza place and ice cream …
After settling into my mellow mountain bungalow, I stopped in at the Mountain Bar below for a Singha (Thai beer) around sunset. In an effort to start meeting people before …
After a week on Koh Samui’s busy and beautiful Chaweng Beach, I checked out of The Sands Resort bungalow, got picked up in an air-conditioned van, and transferred to the …
The real life inspiration for the beach in Alex Garland’s novel, ” The Beach,”? is part of the Ang Thong National Marine Park. As I was finding the cost of …
I dedicated my first full day on Kho Samui to exploring Chaweng, writing, and reading ” Do Travel Writers Go To Hell“? by Thomas Kohnstamm, a book I came across …
I took an overnight, double-decker bus filled with backpackers from Bangkok to Surat Thani. The bus-ferry combination was $14, half the cost of the train-ferry option, and more readily available, …
From Jeff: I dare you to eat an Indian dish called Vindaloo in India. Reward: $10 _____________________________ As my journeys in India have already come to a close, you might …
I figured to be a day or two from leaving the big city for weeks of island-hopping in the south, so I took advantage of the weekend by visiting the …
#9 – From Dan: Looks like you’re running low on dares. Now that you’re in China I dare you to ride a scooter (as a passenger or driver) down a …
I knew Buddha burnout was an occupational risk of delving into the world of Buddhist culture as early as Hong Kong, yet Wat Pho (wat=temple-monastery) held the 46-meter reclining …
On my second day in Bangkok, I took my first Thai tuk-tuk ride to the starting point of a walking tour suggested in my guidebook as the one I did …
What a difference a 4.5 hour flight can make in one’s travel experience. On my taxi ride to the Delhi airport, the driver had the gall to try and …
The plane set down early at the brand new Suvarnabhumi Airport, 30km east of the capital city. Walking through the cavernous, empty halls on my way to immigration, it was …
My flight from Delhi to Bangkok was my 11th in 7 months so it seems fitting that I received the best service to-date after paying my dues to the air …
It was around 7am when I settled on Ung’s Magical Jungle Safari as my first activity of substance on Thailand’s third largest island, Ko Samui. The glossy flier spoke …