We decided to continue island hopping along Thailand’s east coast and caught a ferry to Koh Samui. Erik visited this island 8 years ago and was surprised to see how built up it has become with 5-star beachfront resorts, upscale restaurants and bar after bar geared towards the almighty Tourist. Erik managed to snag us [...]
We departed Bangkok to go island hopping around some of the gorgeous islands dotting the Southern Gulf of Thailand. First stop – Koh Tao! The monsoon months of May-October are generally considered the “low season” for travel through Southeast Asia. Frequent, heavy downpours keep most visitors away from this part of the world, and as [...]
We had hoped our month-long travel-break back home would be an opportunity to relax, sit back, and enjoy the company of friends and family. In actuality, though, there were a million little things we needed to do to prepare for the next phase of our travels. For a start, we had to decide where to [...]
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Surviving the Full Moon Party – Koh Phangan, Thailand
A lot of people we met initially discouraged us from attending one of Koh Phangan’s legendary Full Moon Parties. We heard many stories of violence, theft, unscrupulous police, and heaving crowds of idiotic youngsters. Despite all this, I still felt we should go. We were already in the area, with the party set to kick [...]