first things first went to see if i can get a bus. Yippeee i managed to get a bus from bangkok to Koh Phangan, with chris and micheal.
So we had 6 hours to loose. Chris went to get some suits and me and micheal just chilled out, we went round the red light distrect just for fun i guess we found out from the pic above. There was actually no one there at this time, which was a shame as we were told it is quite a sight to see during the night, but as i am getting on the bus at 19:00, we will not have time.
To be honest i didn't do alot, just walked round, found a park, but it was crap. There was just nothing in it, not like china at all. most upset.
So we got to the bus, wasn't the same as chinese overnight buses. On them you actually get a bed. Where this one was just like a plane and had reclining seats. It was a better ride then china, i wasn't getting thrown around so much but i still didn't sleep at all. Shame i only got abuot an hour on the bus. the bus also annoyed me aswell, because i wanted to read my book, but after 10 mins in to the journey, they put a film on and stopped all the lights, even the personal lights, which was a bit annoying.
Film was ok, it was once upon a time in mexico. i have seen it but wasn't a bad film. So the bus doesn't take us to Koh Phangan, as Koh Phangan is an island. duhhhh.
so we had a 10 hr bus ride and then a 4 hr ferry ride. Was really my first ferry ride, but i was ok, i thought i may of got a bit sea sick, but was actually a rather smooth ride. So we managed to land in Koh Phangan about 12:00. as we had to wait at the pier for 2 hrs until the ferry was ready. and they didn't serve hot food, just a roll. which was expensive aswell, but to be expected.
so we landed on Koh Phangan, wow it is paradise. Will put pics on at some point but i didn't bring my camera with me, as im sat in a internet cafe thing.
so we were all totally knacked when we got to the island, as we arrived first got food. then asked a taxi to take us to the hostel. silver moon. the taxi told us he couldn't as there is a road block and would drop us at the 7/11 and we can walk for 15mins.
Well as normal there was no road block. and it was not a 15min walk. We did walk for a bit, in the blazing sun, but chris and i wanted a taxi. Micheal didn't as "we are in the area". glad he was out voted, as it was more then a 15 min, walk. it was a 10 min car ride. And this is not flat land. big fucking hills.
Anyway got to the silver moon. You have to walk down a big steep hill, and with a bag it is not that easy. not looking forward to walking back up it.
the "hostel" is just 10 beach huts, nice though, we are actualy on the beach, and it is kind of private, which is a shame really. we wanted something more livey, and it meet people, but i think all the "hostels" are the same here.
Nice place, clean and we have a private shower, which is nice. sat on the beach most of the day. Wow the water is like 30C very hot to get in. and im a little disapointed as the water only come up to my belly. and i went out rather far.
Oh well i am only in this hostel for 4 days and then i have tofind another one for the full moon party. so hopefully that one is better.
So was planning on just chilling out today, as we all had no sleep, but we got chatting to some girls and playing drinknig games. Card game donkey, but if yo lost yuo got a letter and a shot. all we could get was gin. but it wasn';t as bad as i thought it would be.
Anyway we all decided to go to the beach party down the road, well a 10min taxi......
That was really really good, you can get a small bucket of vodka & redbull for 250 baht which is about 5 pounds. there are loads of different music places along the front, we tried a few places. There was limbo dancing under a bar which was set alight with fire, there was also a skipping rope on fire. I did the limbo on fire but only when it was obvious i could get under it, didn't fancy getting burnt on my first day. ouch.
Actually i didn't see anyone get burnt and i was quite surprised really. The bar did get rather low and someone nearly did, but he just fell to the floor.
Anyway made it back to the hostel at 04:00. micheal kept me going, i wanted to go back at 2am, but i did have fun. Thanks micheal.
We lost chris as he had pulled this women. but he did make it back to the hostel at 8am, i think. I was asleep and some of you may know i am a hard sleeper, so glad micheal heard him, as i was out for the count.
So we had 6 hours to loose. Chris went to get some suits and me and micheal just chilled out, we went round the red light distrect just for fun i guess we found out from the pic above. There was actually no one there at this time, which was a shame as we were told it is quite a sight to see during the night, but as i am getting on the bus at 19:00, we will not have time.
To be honest i didn't do alot, just walked round, found a park, but it was crap. There was just nothing in it, not like china at all. most upset.
So we got to the bus, wasn't the same as chinese overnight buses. On them you actually get a bed. Where this one was just like a plane and had reclining seats. It was a better ride then china, i wasn't getting thrown around so much but i still didn't sleep at all. Shame i only got abuot an hour on the bus. the bus also annoyed me aswell, because i wanted to read my book, but after 10 mins in to the journey, they put a film on and stopped all the lights, even the personal lights, which was a bit annoying.
Film was ok, it was once upon a time in mexico. i have seen it but wasn't a bad film. So the bus doesn't take us to Koh Phangan, as Koh Phangan is an island. duhhhh.
so we had a 10 hr bus ride and then a 4 hr ferry ride. Was really my first ferry ride, but i was ok, i thought i may of got a bit sea sick, but was actually a rather smooth ride. So we managed to land in Koh Phangan about 12:00. as we had to wait at the pier for 2 hrs until the ferry was ready. and they didn't serve hot food, just a roll. which was expensive aswell, but to be expected.
so we landed on Koh Phangan, wow it is paradise. Will put pics on at some point but i didn't bring my camera with me, as im sat in a internet cafe thing.
so we were all totally knacked when we got to the island, as we arrived first got food. then asked a taxi to take us to the hostel. silver moon. the taxi told us he couldn't as there is a road block and would drop us at the 7/11 and we can walk for 15mins.
Well as normal there was no road block. and it was not a 15min walk. We did walk for a bit, in the blazing sun, but chris and i wanted a taxi. Micheal didn't as "we are in the area". glad he was out voted, as it was more then a 15 min, walk. it was a 10 min car ride. And this is not flat land. big fucking hills.
Anyway got to the silver moon. You have to walk down a big steep hill, and with a bag it is not that easy. not looking forward to walking back up it.
the "hostel" is just 10 beach huts, nice though, we are actualy on the beach, and it is kind of private, which is a shame really. we wanted something more livey, and it meet people, but i think all the "hostels" are the same here.
Nice place, clean and we have a private shower, which is nice. sat on the beach most of the day. Wow the water is like 30C very hot to get in. and im a little disapointed as the water only come up to my belly. and i went out rather far.
Oh well i am only in this hostel for 4 days and then i have tofind another one for the full moon party. so hopefully that one is better.
So was planning on just chilling out today, as we all had no sleep, but we got chatting to some girls and playing drinknig games. Card game donkey, but if yo lost yuo got a letter and a shot. all we could get was gin. but it wasn';t as bad as i thought it would be.
Anyway we all decided to go to the beach party down the road, well a 10min taxi......
That was really really good, you can get a small bucket of vodka & redbull for 250 baht which is about 5 pounds. there are loads of different music places along the front, we tried a few places. There was limbo dancing under a bar which was set alight with fire, there was also a skipping rope on fire. I did the limbo on fire but only when it was obvious i could get under it, didn't fancy getting burnt on my first day. ouch.
Actually i didn't see anyone get burnt and i was quite surprised really. The bar did get rather low and someone nearly did, but he just fell to the floor.
Anyway made it back to the hostel at 04:00. micheal kept me going, i wanted to go back at 2am, but i did have fun. Thanks micheal.
We lost chris as he had pulled this women. but he did make it back to the hostel at 8am, i think. I was asleep and some of you may know i am a hard sleeper, so glad micheal heard him, as i was out for the count.
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