My travel mates and I arrived in Thailand on the 28th of June, a few days before the start of our next volunteer placement on the island of Koh Samui, located off the East coast of the country. As fate (or meticulous planning) would have it, the 29th happened to be the night of the full moon, and with Koh Pha Ngan and its famous Full Moon Party just around the corner, how could we resist? Not only was this a great opportunity to participate in the world's biggest beach party and get sloppy drunk, but it was also an occasion for reunions. A couple of old friends, neither of whom I had seen in years, happened to be in the same general corner of the globe, and without much difficulty I managed to convince them
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