Island Hopping - Part 2

With the island of Koh Samui behind me (and with it buckets of good memories) I decided to head into the lion's den, Koh Phangan. I'd say that this island quite met my expectations, although it's only fair to say that I arrived exactly one day after the infamous Full Moon Party ended. Therefore I was lucky that most of the hardcore party visitors were intending to leave the island on that very day...

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Island Hopping - Part 1

Some of you may know that the Gulf of Thailand / Siam is dominated by three major Thai islands, namely Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui (order from north to south). Especially Koh Phangan has earned its name for the so called Full Moon Parties, which are infamous for visitors being drugged and robbed big time. Or to put it in a nutshell, just imagine thousands of respectable westerners overcrowding...

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The big deal about Krabi...

As already announced I herewith tell you more about my stay in Ao Nang, in the southern Thai province of Krabi. So let's start from the scratch. Instead of booking a domestic flight from Bangkok I actually decided take one of those travel coaches to ride along, an approximate 780 km drive to the south of Thailand. After rough 12 hours and some unjustified worries about personal belongings being stolen...

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