“They are an intriguing people. From the moment they wake, they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue. I have never seen such discipline.” -The Last Samurai. Seeing that fantastic archery demonstration the […]
At long last, I made it to Petra. Petra is a place that’s intrigued me since before I even knew its name – since I first saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as a […]
KaZantip 2011: Black Sea Paradise
Warning: This post contains a few NSFW photos. View only in good company 🙂 The Republic of KaZantip, the legendary Eastern European Shangri La of parties, lasts for just one month a year in a […]
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m pleased to announce that this post officially marks the first time in almost two years that I’m actually writing about the country I’m in! Welcome, at long last, to Cambodia 😀
Somewhere around six months ago, I was sitting in my apartment talking on the phone with my mom. From just outside my window I could hear Buddhist monks chanting at Ninnaji, an enormous wooden temple […]
Alright, so although I do have my usual play-by-play style blog notes, at this point I’m just so far behind that if I don’t start to summarize, I’m never going to catch up. The following is more or less a “rushed synopsis” of our visit to Koh Phangan.
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Haadrin at night is so many worlds away from Haadrin during the day it’s almost hard to believe.
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Despite having slept a full 14 hours, Herb and I awoke still feeling tired and groggy. Our first day on Koh Phangan started off accordingly sluggish – after checking our email via a torturous cellular connection (which shockingly does work, even on these more remote islands) we exchanged photos, grabbed a quick bite at the restaurant downstairs…
…and even got in a quick workout. Coral Bungalows provides a FREE gym for its guests, and rusty or not, we were stoked at the opportunity 🙂
Originally we’d planned to rent motorcycles and spend the day exploring a bit of the island, but by the time we finally made it off-premises it was already late afternoon so we decided to just have a stroll through town instead.
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Thailand’s extensive geography stretches far from the mountainous North to the tropical coasts of the South – coasts which are dotted with hundreds, if not thousands, of near picture-perfect islands. Islands like Phuket, Koh Samui, and Koh Phi Phi are known the world over for their idyllic scenes of crystal-clear water shadowed by coconut-bearing palms. Koh Phangan, arguably just as beautiful, is known for something else entirely.
Full Moon Parties.
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You may’ve noticed in my recent posts that whenever Herb and I go out partying, we tend to hop endlessly from venue to venue. This isn’t because of impatience. It’s because of necessity.
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