2020-07-12 09:52
Phuket to SingaporeIn September 2002 we set sail for the open sea, mariners five. Four young sailors and our boat builder, Guenther, embarked upon an odyssey of Grecian proportions: Phuke… Read More
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Life on the Thai Islands and beyond. Blog about the Full Moon Party island scene by a Koh Phangan resident. Underground culture and island stories.
2020-06-21 14:19
I'd been going full on since arriving in Thailand, but Koh Phangan's Full Moon Party had knocked the partying out of me. Back on Koh Samui I spent the week recuperating - before the Wi… Read More
2020-05-21 21:14
The Magic of Haad Rin The journey has remained the same for the last twenty years. Take the Haad Rin Queen ferry from Big Buddha on Koh Samui, and soon you are traversing that turquoise… Read More
2018-02-21 21:09
After recently visiting an old friend in prison, famed Koh Phangan artist Colin G Thomason decided that proceeds from his annual sale of artwork this year would go towards supporting foreign… Read More
2017-02-06 04:54
With 200,000 inmates - 70% of Thailand's prison population - locked up on mostly low level drug offenses, ASEAN authorities are acknowledging how the War on Drugs has failed. Is Thai… Read More
2016-10-13 09:00
8am at the prison...Infront of a strategically placed sweat wagon, used to transport inmates in and out of this establishment, 2 guards stand to attention for the morning flag raising ceremo… Read More
2016-08-09 18:22
Now and Then: Sunset Markets on Koh Phangan Bizarre Bazaar at Seaboard Bungalows Haad YaoBack in 1989, hippies were gathering at Koh Phangan bungalows near the beach for social sunset market… Read More
2016-07-13 12:31
‘Buddy can you spare a dime, or a half hour of your time?...’ Paradise to Nightmare in a split-second, Heaven to Hell in a heart beat... How many of us have felt our heart… Read More
2016-02-21 08:46
With the recent nightmare murders on Koh Tao turning into a worldwide media enquiry, questions are being raised about safety in Thailand. How safe is it to travel in Thailand? For… Read More
2016-02-21 08:13
9 months after his release from Koh Samui jail, the conversations with *Alex continue - read his first compelling interview here: Thai Prison Time: The Inside Story.Now hitting a brick wall… Read More
2016-01-13 07:17
Two former Koh Samui Prison inmates contributed to this. One, *T, gave us the timetable (in bold), while another, *J, gave us his colloquial take on day to day occurrences, whi… Read More
2016-01-12 08:43
As lucid and poetic as ever - and a freebird once more - one of our much loved Koh Phangan characters waxes lyrical about prison life. Blame it on the Boogie: Sheik Yer BootyRecently re… Read More
2015-10-19 09:29
Known far and wide on Koh Phangan, Howly was the toughest soi dog any of us had ever seen. His prowess at chasing cars outside the 7 11 in Ban Taai was legendary. Howly in his previous incar… Read More
2015-10-16 16:27
NB: Info on this page is for the benefit of families and supporters of Koh Samui Prison inmates. There is a lot of unwanted media attention at this time with the Koh Tao trial and we requ… Read More
2015-10-16 15:05
'Nasty looking rice and foul smelling broth with a few bones in it, same as dinner; sometimes you might be lucky and get a piece of chicken attached to the bones...'Transfer from Samui to… Read More
2015-09-23 10:11
One of Colin G Thomason's artistic visions for sale on ebay Famous for his psychedelic paintings of the Half Moon Festival and the Back Yard, the visionary man behind the artwork is well kno… Read More
2015-09-22 10:05
The low gurgle of the engine... The smell of the ocean... The contrast of the blue painted decks and the turquoise sea. A journey on the Haad Rin Queen is transportation… Read More
2015-08-30 11:45
Full Moon Party June 2014 - photo via Thai Party for Me It's easy to do a google search and Slate the Full Moon Party, as a Beijing media consultant recently did - adding to the long l… Read More
2015-08-20 06:06
When I first arrived to Koh Phangan in 1993, Haad Rin was a little piece of raver's paradise that kicked until dawn a few times a week…Chilling out in paradise and going feral on the… Read More
2015-07-29 15:46
Mid December 1994: A week after arriving back on the Thai islands for some wild times, Koh Phangan, and the Full Moon Party, were beckoning…Wild Times: Full Moon Party 1994The smilin… Read More
2015-07-06 21:42
Articulate, hard-hitting and philosophical, *Alex recently returned home to Sweden after his Thai prison ordeal. He served 2 years in Koh Samui Prison before being sent to Bangkok's Kl… Read More
2015-06-05 08:09
Christmas 1994: I'd been going full on since arriving in Thailand, but Koh Phangan's Full Moon Party had knocked the partying out of me. Back on Koh Samui, I spent the week recuperatin… Read More
2015-05-26 23:56
After one night in Bangkok with my friends in 1994, we made our way to Koh Samui by bus. After a long night speeding south down the Thai highways, we caught a ferry to paradise. … Read More
2015-05-19 19:09
On the Thai Road AgainI'd spent the last few days in England in a kind of dreary haze - that excitement now calmed to numbness. Once again I felt like I was inbetween worlds. M… Read More
2015-05-14 19:53
Haad Rin Sunset Beach, July 2002After three days of stomach pains the spritely Thai Grandpa, at the grand old age of 84, had finally passed away in Surat Thani hospital, surrounded by… Read More
2015-04-21 14:27
Thailand Experiences relaunched its new website and tour dates with a Sounds of Eden Revival party in Bruchsal, Germany last weekend. Featuring Thailand tour DJs Sorry 4 Delay, mpm80… Read More
2015-04-15 05:03
Bringing an eye-catching line up of DJs through Bangkok in the next months, Elektro Delikatessen are set to take the Big Mango by storm...Photography via Siam2NiteThe line-up includes Berlin… Read More
2015-04-14 15:04
Seriously Killer Content: Snakeman Phil from Samui Snake Rescue releases Reticulated Pythons into the wild in Thailand.Samui Snake Rescue releases Reticulated Pythons - Video transcript, Par… Read More
2015-04-14 11:43
Thailand Experiences tour group founder Notker Grassel explains why Koh Phangan is his ultimate island of travellers' dreams...I first met Notker last season when London… Read More
2015-04-14 10:34
Novelist and screen writer, Doug E. Jones, fell in love with Koh Phangan when he arrived on the 1990's hippy trail, which also took him to Goa... 'Unless, of course, my brief time in… Read More
2015-04-14 10:15
Negative headlines keep hitting the news everyday. 'Thailand: Most Dangerous Tourist Destination' and 'All Parties Cancelled on Koh Phangan' are two recent danger signals for would-be Thaila… Read More
2015-04-14 10:04
Last seen on Koh Phangan a year ago, Daniel Sanchez is back on tour in Thailand and returning to our island scene! On a star-studded Jungle Experience line-up on Jan 24th, Daniel Sa… Read More
2015-04-14 09:46
Last seen at Jungle Experience for their 10th anniversary party last year, Marco Bailey is flying in from the States to join an epic line up Jan 24th... and Jungle is very excited to welcome… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Info on this page is for the benefit of families and supporters of Koh Samui Prison inmates. There is a lot of unwanted media attention at this time with the Koh Tao trial and we request… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I'm on the 7am Lomprayah ferry with Vince and Oxana. I'm scanning the crowd for the odd arrested Russian, like I'd seen last season, but there is no police presence on its way to K… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
"Secret Garden proudly present Niko Deejay & Mirko Paoloni Asian Tour 2014!In exclusivity on Koh Phangan, at Secret Garden Party, for one night only!"Secret Garden Koh Phangan… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Thailand Experiences are offering a 14 day retreat to Koh Phangan 5th-19th July 2014! There is a reason all us long-termers keep coming back to Koh Phangan: there is a wellspring of re… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
'It was about time... and now it is happening already for the second time in a row! The Full Moon Party gets some proper sound! Yeaaaaaahaaa!!! Come down to the beach and let's celebrate&hel&hell…Read More
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