No hangover was the perfect way to start the morning after a lot of beer and cocktails form last night. We had to be up and ready to leave by 9:30 as we had our half day trip ahead of us. We all boarded the long tail boat, and headed to the snorkelling spot. The weather was very grey and overcast, and the sea was not as clear as I would have liked it, but still managed to see loads of fish, and corel. After about an hour and after drinking a couple of litres of s...

Arriving at the train station where we should have got off at if we had been on the train about 4:30, the sky was still pitch black. I can honestly say that was the worst coach journey I've been on. We took seats at a 24 hour cafe and was tucking into breakfast by about five o'clock. The transport to the island was changed so we would arrive in Koh Phangan earlier! However we still had a 2 hour drive in a coach to Don Sok Pier. We boarded our ferry which was a c...

I feel a bit bad after my blog yesterday, after the boat trip, and a great day today spent on the actual full moon beach, I like the island. Yesterday was a long day, but a great way to view the island, and the amazing landscape! The picture is a little rubbish today, but its my view of the dorm from where I sleep, I'm pretty lucky as I'm tucked away in the corner, and luckily no one has said anything about me snoring.... Either their to polite or, their too wa...

Ok... Time to be honest about Koh Phangan, this is the second island on the east side of mainland Thailand, I've visited, and isn't not great (I'm not going to bother with Koh Samui). In fact, it's pretty grim... The full moon party has come and gone, and the town of Haad Rin on the southern tip is pretty rough. The place where I'm staying is full of people with injuries, from people that have been burnt from flame rope skipping on the beach, to people that have ...