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Travel stories from Ko Phangan

Collection of 45 travel stories from Ko Phangan, Thailand. Written by your friends on the road.

Traveler mariat

10 000 Farangs, one beach
2008-05-21, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: mariat

Last night was the night I have been eagerly anticipating since I first decided to come to Thailand...the full moon party on Koh Phangan! I prepped myself by taking a four hour long nap after our morn...

 
Picture from story Good-bye Silvery Moon,  Hello COOKIES!!

Good-bye Silvery Moon, Hello COOKIES!!
2007-10-13, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: regnmanda

The day after the Black Moon Party was a lazy day for everyone. We managed to muster up some energy to check out a little town up North, called Thong Sala. We found ourselves a cheap little market t...

 
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Black Moon Party.....
2007-10-11, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: regnmanda

Since we wouldn't be around for the notorious full moon party we decided to check out the Black Moon Party for a taste of the island party life. After lazing around on the beach in the sun all day, s...

 
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Same Same but Different!!
2007-10-10, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: regnmanda

Well we arrived early in the afternoon today and wandered around the little town of Haad Rin. Its such a small unique little place with some really kewl shopping places. After a bit of shopping we c...

 
Traveler mikegagnon

The Sun Comes Up and I'm Still Dancing
2007-08-01, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: mikegagnon

This is the morning after the full moon. Once again I am back in this same chair writing about the things I saw last night and the things I wish I didn't see. It's 4pm right now and I just got back ...

 
Traveler mikegagnon

In the Land of Excess
2007-07-30, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: mikegagnon

We're back here in Koh Phangan and exactly as I left it, we're back in the land of excess. We're staying at Paradise bungalows because of the guys that work there and once again sleep is once again i...

 
Traveler mikegagnon

full moon party
2007-06-30, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: mikegagnon

So here I am... The morning after the full moon party, and let me tell you that was the craziest thing I have ever seen. Imagine going to party and then 15,000 other people show up. The beach was c...

 
Traveler saffa2

Secluded Serenity!
2007-06-29, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: saffa2

After our final night in Koh Tao, pleasantly spent in the Mae Haad Village watching Tri Nations Rugby, we were now moving along to Koh Phangan. Famous for its Full Moon Party’s, and therefore attracti...

 
Traveler mikegagnon

Paradise Bungalows
2007-06-24, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: mikegagnon

Ok this one is for Aunty Paulette, but again it appears as though my shift button is hardly working so I'm going to forget about grammer for this one. no capitals for this one. just writing away. o...

 
Traveler mikegagnon

Hey man, have you seen my shoes?
2007-06-24, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: mikegagnon

So we arrived in koh phangan yesterday. My shift button doesn't work very well right now so I'm going to have to say eff grammer. Anyway, it was raining for most of the day yesterday. It was nice b...

 
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Beaches at Last
2007-04-19, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: sjwacnc

We covered a lot of land flying from Chang Mai to Bangkok and jumping on an over night train down to Southern Thailand. We then caught a bus and a ferry out to Ko Phangan. All in just over 24 hours! O...

 
Traveler sarahnstu

LEAVING KO PHANGAN
2006-12-07, KO PHANGAN, Thailand. By: sarahnstu

The day after the full moon we were both really tired but had to be out of the room by 11am so it was a bit of a rush getting out, this could possibly explain how we managed to lose yet another key!! ...

 
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FULL MOON PARTY
2006-12-02, KO PHANGAN, Thailand. By: sarahnstu

On the 6th December John, Tracey, Steve and Dar left for Chaing Mai early in the morning so we said our goodbyes then went back to bed. It was nice meeting up with them in Thailand and we were sad to ...

 
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POORLY SICK
2006-12-02, KO PHANGAN, Thailand. By: sarahnstu

The following day we visited Thong Sala the main town on the island. This was a typical port town with loads of tourist shops etc. We went to a food market which was interesting, some of the stuff loo...

 
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EXPLORING THE ISLAND
2006-12-02, KO PHANGAN, Thailand. By: sarahnstu

Ko Phangan wasn’t quite as sunny and hot as the other islands as it was on the Gulf side and was close to there monsoon season but we really wanted to check it out. Lucky for us, John had hired a jeep...

 
Traveler sarahnstu

ARRIVE IN KO PHANGAN
2006-12-01, KO PHANGAN, Thailand. By: sarahnstu

We arrived at Rose Villas on Ko Phangan at about 11pm where we were met in the hotel bar by John, Tracy, her dad Steve and his Thai girlfriend Dar. Rose Villas is in the lonely planet which doesn’t ac...

 
Traveler aw80sa

Half moon eve
2006-10-28, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: aw80sa

So, after a night in our favourite city, Bangkok, we ventured down to the south of Thailand to an island called Koh Phangan. This is the island that hosts the world famous Full Moon parties, the large...

 
Traveler sista

birds of paradise
2006-06-26, ko phangan, Thailand. By: sista

we were up from bangkok to koh tao, but staied there only for 5 days. this island is perfect to make your diver's licence. sorrounded by coral-reefs and thousand of native fishes and animals u have th...

 
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Ko Pha Ngan
2006-05-28, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: jag

Hey! After i finished in Cha-am I spent a few days relaxing in Hua Hin (where i took a few horse riding lessons), before heading south to the islands. The first island I visited was Ko Pha-Ngan,...

 
Traveler pucs_world

Race To The Buckets
2006-05-18, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: pucs_world

I left New Castle as early as my body allowed after a good bye party that was nothing short of ridiculously amazing. I left Sydney International Airport a few hours later, destination: Kuala Lampur, ...

 
Traveler huffnclub

My First 7 Days...or is it 9???
2006-05-18, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: huffnclub

In Thailand time does not exist, days flow into nights and nights into weeks. Everyday is a beautiful day, and nothing really changes. Except for Full Moon Party. Koh Phangan is famous for the Full...

 
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From my Very Own Beach Hut!!
2006-05-10, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: huffnclub

Hello Again, Huh, really don't know how to start this one. Just finished writing the last one about my end to Australia, and now I'm starting from a new country, Thailand!! My last days in Au...

 
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Ko Phangan
2006-02-14, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: guns

oh Koh Phangan the stories i have heard about you!!! Well it took us 48 hours to get to this little island from Malyasia. It started with trying to get off of Perhentian island, waited 8 hours on...

 
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The South...
2006-01-05, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: benjyjammy

As soon as we (me and the other 2 volunteers) finished teaching on the 23rd, we shot like bullets to the sun and sand in the south. After a 26 hour bus and train journey we found ourselves in a place...

 
Traveler pucs_world

Sunsets & Sang Som
2005-05-22, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: pucs_world

That’s right folks, Koh Phangan! As you travel around Thailand you find that the most asked question, next to the top five introduction questions, is “you going to the full moon party?” So it’s not ...

 
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I think I need a new liver...
2005-08-20, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: roh

From PP it was a solid 12 hour journey to Koh Phangan. We took a boat from PP to Krabbi, 3 buses from Krabbi to Surathani, then a very slow ferry from Surathani to Phangan via Koh Samui. The highligh...

 
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Coolest News Story Ever...
2005-05-27, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: gonzoaaron

http://www.newturfers.com/mwf/attach/38/355838/ BBCNEWSWorldLionMutilates42MidgetsinCambodianRing-Fight.htm I heard about that story while I was doing a boat tour of the island. It is the most ridi...

 
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My Phone
2005-05-22, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: gonzoaaron

If anyone wants to call me, my number is: 66-6543-7394 Use the program from www.skype.com or something similar over the internet to call me. Way cheap compared to normal phone stuff.

 
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Motorbike
2005-05-22, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: gonzoaaron

I rented a motorbike today with my friend Peter from London. We rode all over the island on some crazy broke down roads. And me, being the genius that I am didn't wear sunscreen. So now I am nice and ...

 
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Finally
2005-05-18, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: gonzoaaron

I am finally out of Bangkok. I am down in the Gulf of Thailand now in the islands. It is really beautiful here. The only thing is the price gouging. It was 5 baht for a bottle of water in Bangkok and ...

 
Traveler liazbiatch

Beach Life...
2004-08-02, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: liazbiatch

Sorry for the lack of updates. You see it isn't that I don't want to write, it is that I am feeling the burden of writing some interesting stuff and I am having a hard time coming up with the materia...

 
Traveler ffej

Where are My Cookies?
2004-02-25, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: ffej

The song says that one night in Bangkok makes the hard man humble. So I chose not to spend even one night there. Instead, I hopped an immediate flight to the islands of southern Thailand. There's p...

 
Traveler shatner

full moon lunacy
2003-06-05, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: shatner

Thailand Bound - 05/06 With much effort we finally managed to drag ourselves away from the Perhentian Islands and head to some more islands, this time off the coast of Thailand; Ko Pha Ngan & Ko...

 
Traveler nmid

First Couple of Weeks
2003-07-13, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: nmid

After leaving the Perhentian islands in Malaysia we headed for the border of Thailand. After a 5hour train journey we stopped in a place called Hat Yai for a few days just to get used to civilisation ...

 
Traveler nmid

New Thailand Mobile Number
2003-07-11, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: nmid

the old one didnt work too well so please use the following if you need to contact me : +66 67 434338

 
Picture from story The Full Moon Party

The Full Moon Party
2003-04-16, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: clarets

The day of our first Full Moon Party arrived and guess what it was raining again! After waiting for Holty for a while we decided to go and eat before filling ourselves full of booze so we were fighti...

 
Traveler etienne

Biggest party on earth
2002-06-24, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: etienne

Well it turns out the call to stay in Ton Sala was a good one, as boring as it was in the evening, it really opens up in the day with a million shops which of course Shalini had to explore in great de...

 
Traveler etienne

Finally here
2002-06-23, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: etienne

I write this from Ton Sala, the largest city on this island but really the most boring to arrive at night... We left Krabi on a bus this morning and took 3.5 hours to get to Surat Thani, once there we...

 
Traveler sasha_shei

Haad Sadet
2002-02-03, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: sasha_shei

We've just caught a long tail boat back to civilisation after spending a few days in paradise. We even had flying fish accompanying us on our way back. We were staying in a pretty rustic bungalow in a...

 
Traveler sasha_shei

cruising along
2002-01-27, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: sasha_shei

Hi everyone, hope you are all well. Everything is fantastic here. We have been hanging out at the bungalow with our new mates or chilling at the beach. We are having a wonderful time. A few nights ago...

 
Traveler sasha_shei

loving it!
2002-01-20, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: sasha_shei

We've made it down to the island of koh phan gan. We took the overnight train from bangkok which was really easy and comfortable. Our seats even turned into beds so we could have a sleep, or at least ...

 
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Party!!!!!!!!!!
2001-08-14, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: mats999

Hi hallo! No pictures this time! Tonight me and Sofia had a dinner with Sara and Maria (pictures come later) we had bbq fish. After the dinner we had some songhtip set. It is realy great to just si...

 
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Edsberg-Kho Pha-Ngan
2001-08-11, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: mats999

Hallo!! Here is my first report from the journey. It started an rainy morning in Sollentuna. I took my heavy dive-bag and jumped on bus 607 to Sollentuna station. On T-centralen I had a date with m...

 
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Dinner at Bay View
2001-08-08, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: malinsofie

Yesterday it was raining a lot, almost the hole day. We didn't do much...=( In the evening we had a great dinner and a nice time with two danish girls (Maja & Tinu) and two girls from Norway (Sonnove ...

 
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Koh Phangan
2001-08-06, Ko Phangan, Thailand. By: malinsofie

Just want to tell you, that we just arrived to Koh Phangan. We have found a nice and quiet place to stay at, with a beautiful view over the beach. Gonna stay here for a few days. Then we're going to K...

 


 
 

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