Trip of a Lifetime

Ko Pha-Ngan

Hi all! I hope you are still enjoying the site, especially now that I fixed those buggy Angkor Wat pictures. They should all be working now :) We are now on Ko Pha-Ngan, an small island in the middle of the Gulf of Thailand. There are about 12-15 thousand locals living on this island, which has beautiful beaches, white sand, crystal blue water, and more than enough beer to get everyone sloshed at the same time. Oddly enough, this is exactly what will happen on the 24th of February - That's when the next Full Moon Party is held. In addition to the 12-15 thousand locals, you can add about 10 thousand tourists from across the globe. Now pack em all onto one beach, add alcohol, random dance music, and lots of stupidity, and you've got the biggest single beach party in the world - a Full Moon Party. They're held on Hat Rin (Hat is Thai for beach), which is where we're staying now. We had to get here early, because if we didn't, someone else might have drunk all the beer... Oh, and we wouldn't have been able to find a place to sleep. We're staying at an out-of-the-way place called Top Hill Resort (No, not Hill Top Resort, Top Hill Resort.... Don't ask). It's simply fantastic. The word "paradise" springs to mind every time I look out the front door of our bungalow. Here are some pictures for you! First, we've got a terribly cute picture of me after 5 hours on dirt roads in Cambodia. We found a sign that pretty much represented the state of my personal hygiene at that moment. http://www.geocities.com/spiker4391/P1010002.JPG Here is a simply spectacular picture of Juliet and the two of us. We met Juliet in Laos, and ran into her randomly in Bangkok. She's from London, with quite the sense of humor, and was headed in the same direction as we were, oddly enough. We took the overnight train down to Surat Thani together, which is where you catch the boat to Ko Pha-Ngan. http://www.geocities.com/spiker4391/P1010005.JPG And last but not least, we have a couple pictures of Ko Pha-Ngan; both of the beach nearby and of the stunning view from our small bungalow. http://www.geocities.com/spiker4391/P1010007.JPG http://www.geocities.com/spiker4391/P1010008.JPG Well, now that you're all at least slightly green with envy, I'm afraid I have to go - there's much beer to be consumed, much sun to take in, and many beaches to explore. Spiker. P.S. - A few people have commented on my facial hair. Just so you know, I'm growing my beard (If you can call it that?) until at least my birthday, April 9th. I'm also growing my hair out at least until the end of my trip, sometime in mid June I believe. I may be a hairy haggard hippy when I return home, but at least I'll have a tan!

posted by Spiker @ 3:31 am