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About Koh PhanganPhangan Island, originally made famous for its energetic Full Moon Parties on Haad Rin beach, has now become a travel destination for more than the backpacking travelers: with several of the beautiful beaches served by luxury hotels and resorts as well as smaller beach huts, Koh Phangan is now putting itself on the map as a relaxing holiday destination for all budgets. Koh Phangan Resort of the Month
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Partying on Phangan in July 2008
Koh Phangan is the place to be in Thailand south of Bangkok when the moon reaches her complete state, and the days leading up to that. Everyone on the backpacker trail either has been to the full moon party, is going, or is not a real backpacker. Picture a beach, huge sound systems thumping beats, endless stalls that sell alcohol buckets with names like the real fuck bucket and Get FUCKED up!, thousands and thousands of party-goers, a small army of fire artists and an area to crash in if you're down and out. Could it get any better?
More from this travel report from Ape: The Thais on Koh Phangan are pretty obsessed with fire. Fire shows here, a hoop on fire there, put a sign on fire or fire up a skipping rope; it's all good. Especially the skipping rope is hilarious; it's alright as long as you're on your own or with just the two of you, but the better you do, the more confident the others get. They're timing their jump-in and drunk people are not good at timing. Many a drunken traveler pays for their bad timing with a lash of the rope on their bare ankles and the smell of burned hair is not uncommon, too. Make sure you know when to quit, because sooner or later some idiot is going to mess up. Labels: haad rin Read more of this blog entry! Thursday, July 3, 2008 Fantasea Resort Koh Phangan
Fantasea Resort offer excellent value for money. I have actually stayed at this resort every year for the past 5 years. It offers a fantastic beach front bungalow setting on the Northern coast of Koh Phangan. Ideal for partying at the full moon jamboree on the other side of the island and then chilling out in Chalok Lam Bay.
The Bungalows have been upgraded recently and feature these Disney like A frames that are the best in the bay with full modern amenities such as air con and satellite TV etc. The restaurant is again on the beach, almost in the sea and serves some really tasty Thai and International food. The management are really nice and speak broken English which makes it more exciting for my liking. There is a dive center just 400 meters away and an elephant trekking camp on the outskirts of the village. In the village seafront are lots of cafes and small bars that are very Thai although some more funky ones are just being built. I'd recommend it to everyone. Labels: hotels Read more of this blog entry! Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Phangan suffers some rainfalls
A low pressure cell covers upper Vietnam, and the moderate Southwest monsoon prevails over the Gulf of Thailand, Samui and Phangan Island.
Scattered thundershowers with isolated heavy rainfalls are likely today. Waves in the Gulf of Thailand will be up to one meter. Read more of this blog entry! Saturday, June 28, 2008 Today's Phangan weather
It's a fairly blue sky with a few white patches in it. Yesterday was also a good day, with a shade of rain and a bit of sunshine here and there.
Read more of this blog entry! Thursday, June 26, 2008 Today! Half Moon Party in Phangan
Today is again Half Moon Party here on Koh Phangan.
A little bit too late if you are not on your way... but to not forget the dates of the next Half Moon Parties, have a look at this Party Schedule flyer. Labels: ban tai beach, full moon party Read more of this blog entry! Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Phangan Island Beaches
Koh Phangan is just north of Koh Samui - 20 minutes by Catamaran boat. The media portrays Koh Phangan as purely a Full Moon party island but in actual fact there are numerous resorts and fantastic beaches away from Haad Rin on the South. For example moving North from the port of Thongsala along the West Coast are beaches such as Haad Yao and Haad Son that offer excellent entertainment and views. Mae Haad beach is simply stunning.
Moving south from Thongsala are beaches such as Baan Kai and Baan Tai with amazing views of Koh Samui in the near distance. When the lightening storms highlight the bigger island it is amazing. The Eastern side of the island is more remote and the roads to reach it are hard but upon reaching your final destination there are beauties to behold. For example Thong Nai Pan Noi has been listed as one the most beautiful beaches in Asia. Than Sadet has an amazing waterfall that was visited by a past King of Thailand and has his initials burned into the rocks.
Koh Phangan as a whole is being developed now with higher class hotels appearing every year, but it is still more relaxed than Koh Samui or Phuket. Best things to do include a diving or a snorkeling trip to Ang Thong National Marine Park, visit to Bottle Beach, a trip to one of the temple (early in the morning to witness the ceremonies), lay on the beach or hike to one of the waterfalls. So whether you are partying hard or just chilling out Koh Phangan has much to offer all.Links of Interest: Read more of this blog entry! Saturday, June 21, 2008 Rain in Haad Rin, sunny in Thong Nai Pan Beach
We arrived on the island on a extremely wet day and spent two nights in Haad Rin on the south of the island which were also V-wet but it was nice to get cosy in our big luxury bungalow...
More from Emma: We originally wanted to stay in the north of the island on Thong Nai Pan Noi beach, so when the weather cleared up we headed up there away from Haad Rin (which was a bit more Magaluf than Thailand to be honest), and we found a really good cheap bungalow right on the beach which was much more picturesque!Links of Interest: Labels: thong nai pan beach Read more of this blog entry! |
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