Saturday Location: Ko Phangan

Saturday Location: Ko Phangan -

Ok, so it's not a city, it is an island - and a big one at that. But we will focus on a part of the island :. Haat Rin Beach

Haat Rin is the backpacker party mecca in Southeast Asia. All roads lead to Khao San in Bangkok, but for those who are parties and beaches, there is no better place, others rotate, as this island, more precisely, this beach. Travelers come for one thing. The Full Moon Party, an event which 10,000-40,000 people every month, it turns out on the time of year, depending

Ko Phangan located

in the Gulf of Thailand, north of Koh Samui and south of Ko Tao. The island began to pull tourists in the 1980s, when it was part of the Southeast Asia route around a sleepy little off-the-beaten-path. Over the years, due to the fame of the party, more and more people came to the island for a good time searching and to rage at the Full Moon Party.

What started as a peaceful beach party started at a beach rave morphed and is now a huge beach, drink festival. While there are dozens of beaches on Koh Phangan are, most of the tourists stay at Haat Rin, now pancake with banana, massage parlors, falafel (many Israelis come here), bars, overpriced restaurants, travel agencies filled, and crappy Bungalows. The main beach is Sunrise Beach, all. With bars, where the nightlife happens

During the day, the beach is cleaned from the night before, while in the West play sun itself, beach games and swimming in the sea. You get the best light here and if you arrive early enough, you still see people from the night before party. At night, the beach is filled with bucket drink Tourists watch fire dancers and dance the night away. Around the beach, you can color yourself painted with glow-in-the-dark.

The mass peak around the full moon, when the notorious party occurs. Legend has it that it began as a birthday party in the mid-80s and just grew from there. The travelers came back again, each time more people attracts. Old timers complain to drink in a free-for-all, both the loss of innocence and the spirit of the old parties and the subsequent Morph parties.

While the Full Moon Party, accommodation booked on the beach, the beach is full, the music is loud, the flow bucket free, and everyone is painted. The party leaders during the Christmas season, when the December full moon and the full moon parties of the new year see anywhere 25000-40000 people. (During the New Year, the people of the islands and beaches to walk Haat Rin neighbor.)

For those who are not interested in such excesses, the island has many other things to offer. For starters, there is a yoga and health center on the east side of the island, which is one of the most famous in Thailand. The northern beaches, such as Bottle Beach, see fewer tourists, are quieter, cheaper and cleaner. Many people stay at Baan Thai Beach, next to Haat Rin, where you can get a cheap taxi ride to the action, but the noise and crowds during the day.

But avoid the truth is that the charm of Koh Phangan lies mostly with Haat Rin. Even those who go there do not stay the night on the beach. While the inner island has some great hiking and waterfalls, Ko Phangan is with parties also. Travelers are ironically complain that this is not the "real" Thailand while drinking a bucket on the beach. But you do not come here the real Thailand to see. They come here to meet other travelers and have a good time. I recently my New Year on the island, where I met great people, had a great time, and watched often at dawn. It was not locally Thailand. , Not even close

But, you agree to the island for what it is - a tourist party island -. And you are open, to enjoy themselves, free from expectations about the authentic travel

So if you find yourself on the Southeast Asian backpacking track and looking to have a great, wild time, there is no better place to do than Haat Rin Beach in Koh Phangan

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