Full Moon Over the Beach

Full Moon Party!!!

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August 9th 2006
There has been one date with a big "X" on my calendar for my summer travels: August 9th. Koh Phangan, Thailand. Full Moon Party. There was so much ridiculousness there that I have to skip ahead of my last two blog entries to share what I witnessed (and participated in). To give you an idea of the magnitude of this party, begin by picturing a large crescent shaped beach, about a mile long. At both ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more