Full Moon Fever
Back in 1980’s, on the island of Ko Phangan, a birthday party was thrown. No one remembers when exactly it was held, but it was under a full moon. It was such a great party, that they did it again the next full moon. And again. And again. And so began the world famous Full Moon Party. And lucky for the wanderers, we had two friends in town during the full moon to share it with.
The party is directly on the beach, although some of the fun spills into the streets of Haad Rin. The party consists of multiple bars setting up sound systems on the beach. There are bottled drinks, buckets of drinks, food stalls, body paint, fire dancers, and stages for dancing set up all along the beach. Transport is by boat or by taxi, with the brave renting a scooter (We opted for the speedboat).
The beach was packed with people from all over the world. We met some guys from France, who sang a French song with us, although I cannot identify any of it as French.
We wandered around for hours, soaking up the atmosphere, drinking the alcohol, getting tattoos….
By the end of the night everyone was pretty drunk. People were sleeping it off right on the beach.
Some people just slept with the dogs.
As we left the party, looking back on the boat, I couldn’t help think we had attended one of the world’s greatest parties. And have the scars to prove it.
CIndi said:
How long will you guys be in SE Asia? We fly to Bangkok on the 27th of Oct. and will be there until Jan. 5th. Would be great to meet up at some point. I’m glad you made it back safe and sound - we can’t wait for some street food and a full moon party!
Masculino said:
Very nice!
Gillian said:
Looks like fun!!
Nomadic Matt said:
wait…..dawn said u didn’t make it to Samui so how did u get to KPG since there’s no airport there….and i thought u were in chiang mai…and what scar…
WanderingDawn said:
Hi Matt! We made it to Samui, but then could not get out!! Flights were booked for days because of the Full Moon Party. We took the boat to Ko Phangan and Ko Tao, then back to Samui and flew out to Chiang Mai. TOTAL change of plans. But it was great! Now looking forward to one afternoon in Bangkok before we move on…..can’t say where (you know anyway) it would ruin my “Where In The World” post. Can’t have that, haha. The scars were the tattoos-we told Jeanine’s daughter they were real. Sorry Jen, you are now off the hook!