Blogs from Ko Pha-Ngan, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 9

In case you are interested in visiting Koh Phangan below is an idea of costs when we travelled in 2012. COSTS OF TRAVELLING IN KOH PHANGAN Thailand is very cheap to travel, it may cost a lot in airfares but once you are here you can holiday on a very small budget. We are flash packers and for accommodation, local transport, food, drink and supplies we holiday very well on 2700B per day (NZ$110). It can be done cheaper especially if you don’t drink the wine and cocktails! Visa: Tourist visa on entry to Thailand is free but is for only one month. You can do a close border crossing by bus cheaply but you only get a 2 week extension. We did our visa runs to Malaysia but they were expensive, adding transport to and ... read more

Hoy nos levantamos bien temprano para nuestro segundo día de buceo del viaje. Estábamos bastante entusiasmados con el paseo ya que supuestamente íbamos a bucear en el mejor “dive spot” del golfo y, además, teníamos grandes posibilidades de ver tiburones (esta vez de los grandes!). El paseo no defraudo! Luego de probarnos los equipos llegamos hasta el norte de Koh Phangan para embarcarnos rumbo a la “Sail Rock”, nuestro lugar de buceo. En el barco éramos unos 15 buzos que luego de un pequeño “briefing” fuimos deleitados con un rico desayuno en altamar. La diferencia de este lugar de buceo con otros que hemos hecho es que se encontraba en medio del mar, más precisamente una roca en el medio del mar, rodeada de vida marina. Al llegar a destino nuestro Dive Master, un holandés llamado ... read more

Arriving in Koh Phan Ngan to our hotel on a beautiful white sandy beach with warm crystal clear weater it felt like we were in paradise. However, venturing into Haad Rin on our moped we discovered why the island is often described as messed up, not least by Alex Garland, author of 'The Beach' which we have both now read. But we embraced the touristy atmosphere and enjoyed the infamous Coral Bungalows Pool Party. Another day of lounging on the lovely sunny beach was followed by the much anticipated Full Moon Party. It lived up to all expectation with several large stages along the 2km stretch of Haad Rin beach, with every bar playing louder and louder music and thousands of people dancing on the sand. The fire performers and the neon paint everywhere made for ... read more

So we arrived here after a long and tiring journey, but we are eventually in Koh Phangnan. We were shown immediately to our bungalow, which although basic is lovely and just what we hoped for. It’s literally steps away from the beach and has a hammock on the balcony. We love it. We were hungry after our journey so after settling into our new home, testing out the hammock and having a quick wander on the beach we sought out the restaurant. It is this really cool large open dining area, with a variety of seats ranging from hammocks and cushions to lay on, to long benches and tree top tables, to small tables for two. The menu is HUGE, ranging from western food to Eastern food and everything in between, we were spoilt for choice. ... read more

well the travel here was actually ok apart from the leaking ceiling on the bus!!!!but we soon sorted that by tying bags up to direct it onto the people infront haha. too us 2 12 hour over night busesto get here but the full moon party is gonna be sooo worth it. we didnt wanna leave chiang mai but glad we did now coz we looooove haad rin.could actually live here!!!! know loads of the locals here from last time we wee here and theyve all rememberd us. the last night in chiang mai was mint. we went to sunday walkin street......just miles and miles of stalls and food stalls and street entertainers all down the middle. we went to our little local bar afterwards...love it in their rach fell in love with the singer from ... read more