"full moon" Thailand Travelogue by LES_GRAY

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HAAD-RIN BEACH IS THE HOME OF THE INFAMOUS FULL MOON PARTY, ITS NOT TYPICAL OF KOH PHANGAN IN GENERAL BUT IT DOES TAKE PLACE ON EACH FULL MOON AND UNLESS YOU ARE A PARTY FREAK ITS BEST TO STEER CLEAR OF HAAD-RIN FOR THE NIGHT AND A COUPLE OF DAYS FOLLOWING TO GIVE THE THAIS TIME TO CLEAN UP THE MESS THAT THE PARTY PEOPLE LEAVE BEHIND THEM.
IT IS A FACT OF LIFE THAT PEOPLE MAKE A MESS, I WANDER IF THE SAME PEOPLE MAKE SUCH A MESS IN THEIR OWN HOME, WE ARE GUESTS OF THE THAI PEOPLE AND IT IS IN BLATANT DISREGARD OF NATURE THAT THESE PEOPLE MAKE IT. NO-ONE YOU EVER TALK TO HAS THROWN THE RUBBISH AROUND AMAZING ISNT IT THAT IT GETS THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THE ORIGINS OF THE PARTY DEPENDS UPON WHO YOU TALK TO, SOME RECOLLECTIONS HOLD SOME RESEMBLENCE TO THE TRUTH AND SOME ARE WAY OFF TRACK AND MOST ARE JUST WHAT THAT PARTICULER PERSON HAS HEARD FROM SOMEONE ELSE, THE FURTHEST BACK THAT I CAN RECALL IS TO 1987 THIS WAS THE TIME THAT I FIRST WENT TO KOH PHANGAN THERE WAS LITTLE TO DO AT THAT TIME AND FROM SUNRISE SIDE TO SUNSET SIDE THERE WAS ONLY A SAND PATH WITH NO BUILDINGS OF ANY KIND, THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS TO GO OVER AND SEE IF ANYONE WAS COMING OVER FROM SAMUI ON THE BOAT. THE FARANGS WHO WERE STAYING ON SUNRISE SIDE WELL THE FEW OF US THAT THERE WAS WOULD WALK OVER EACH FULL MOON AND MEET UP THE FARANGS WHO WERE STAYING OVER THERE, THE PLACE WASNT REALLY SET BUT IT WAS NORMALLY NEAR PALM BUNGALOWS AND CORAL BUNGALOWS WE WOULD LIGHT A FIRE ON THE BEACH GATHER AROUND AND GENERALLY MIX, A GUITAR WAS ALWAYS AROUND AND PEOPLE WOULD TAKE TURNS TO PLAY THE THAIS WOULD PUT ON SOME FOOD AND THEY WERE HAPPY BECAUSE WE ALWAYS BOUGHT SOME BEER OFF THEM, IT WAS THE PARTY NIGHT FOR THE FULL MOON.
WHEN WE WERE OVER AT SUNSET FOR THE FULL MOON UPON OUR RETURN THE THAIS AT PARADISE WOULD ASK US WHERE WE HAD BEEN AND WHY, WE WOULD TELL THEM THAT IT WAS THE FULL MOON AND THAT WE HAD A PARTY OVER THERE. EACH TIME THE FULL MOON WAS APPROACHING PARADISE WOULD ASK US TO HAVE THE PARTY THERE BUT WE THOURGHT IT WAS TO MUCH BOTHER TO GO AROUND TELLING EVERYONE THAT WE WAS CHANGING IT SO IT CARRIED ON OVER AT SUNSET SIDE.
I WAS THERE A LONG TIME THAT YEAR AND THATS WHERE WE HELD THE PARTY, IT TOOK ME 18 MONTHS UNTILL I COULD GO BACK TO KOH PHANGAN AND WHEN I DID I FOUND THAT THE PARTY HAD MOVED LOCATIONS AND WAS NOW AT PARADISE BUNGALOWS ON SUNRISE SIDE AND THIS IS WHERE IT HAS STAYED BUT EXPANDED ALL ALONG THE BEACH. A MECCA FOR ALL PARTY PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD I ONLY WISH THEY WOULD HAVE A GOOD TIME WITHOUT MAKING THE MESS.

full moon party and the beach is absolutely full, seems hard to imagine when you can see the beach empty, but the full length is heaving to music and party mad people from all over the world

Page Written Sep 11, 2002
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aussirose Sep 16, 2005 at 10:58 PM Report Abuse

Hey Les!! Just dropped by again to say G'day. You really need to create some tips matey so people on vt can find your awesome pages!! Cheers, Ann:o)
roongrot99 May 1, 2005 at 4:34 AM Report Abuse

Wow, seems like you spent a lot of time in Thailand. Hope to see you. Any plans to come here again? JOCK
mrjemm Jul 11, 2004 at 4:08 PM Report Abuse

Ugh, those millipedes! I remember them with fear from my life in HK. Make a cockroach seem like a favourite pet.
coceng Nov 14, 2003 at 8:25 PM Report Abuse

Amazing ! Just amazing ! :) Regards.
craic Jun 14, 2003 at 12:50 PM Report Abuse

Great stuff but the caps get really tiring!
joh28 Mar 9, 2003 at 12:49 AM Report Abuse

888-))
fantastic
greybeardish Mar 6, 2003 at 9:19 PM Report Abuse

thanks les for letting me in on your travelogue. it sounds and looks wonderful. i'll have to experience myself when i get there. thanks for the link
kimmo_v Feb 27, 2003 at 1:04 AM Report Abuse

Great travelogues, lad!
vigi Dec 3, 2002 at 5:00 PM Report Abuse

Amazing! the party looks happening. I can't wait to go there!
BTW, how u manage to add so many travelogues?
Tomtom-Paris Aug 31, 2002 at 10:31 AM Report Abuse

Excellent travelogues !!! I can't wait to go there ! Well done.