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| Originally posted by xpand3r PS. Is Armin there? |
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| Originally posted by tranceforeva you'll be fine. there's plenty of sketch bags and zombies but many more who just want to party and dance til the sun comes up. it's definitely safe if you can stay in control of yourself or have some friends around if you get a little too drunk, which is pretty much the story everywhere anyway. you won't see any police around but i've never seen anything even close to a fight here if you are going during high season try to book your hotel at least a month before, the good ones get sold out well in advance |
When are you headed over? We are planning for around this time next year (January or February). Was going to go this year during the summer, but after further investigation on the weather, we are postponing til next winter. This Winter (2012) was just too soon on the budget, unfortunately 
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| Originally posted by partyhopper (climbing up the hill to get to the Backyard Club after dancing all night is fun, lol), and rest and recover. While there, you could also try elephant riding and/or the Snoop Dogg Boat Tour around the island. . |
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| Originally posted by yankeeBaby lol Im going to need further explanations I think! Snoop Dogg, Massages (??which KIND of massages?!), climbing up hills?!?! |
Definitely avoid those those islands during the monsoon season(summer). The best time to actually go is this time of the year, up until about April. Really beautiful beaches, but Had Rin beach which is the main beach on that island has sea fleas that bite and sting a little bit. So I'd recommend asking about other beaches on other parts of the island.
You can get pretty good deals on lodging, I don't know what you might be looking to spend. The food is awesome, and it's pretty cheap as well. You might want to rent yourself a little motor bike to get around as well, or else there are plenty of taxis.
The Full Moon party itself is a lot of fun, eventhough the music is pretty crappy, lots of psy-trance & hip hop, but there's thousands of people partying on the beach until the sun comes up. Like Paryhopper mentioned, they do have a pretty cool after party at an outdoor club called The Backyard, up the hill from the beach on top of a cliff, looking down on the ocean where they play some prog-house/tribal. Lee Burridge used to play there back in the day, it's actually a really nice venue. I can't wait to go back to those islands, I always pass through there when I'm in Bangkok. Enjoy!
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| Originally posted by tranceforeva totally, if by lame you mean the best party you'll ever see in your life for days on end then yes really the only thing that could complete the experience is Armin stuck in a jesus pose while spinning in and out of love remixes til he drops |
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| Originally posted by xpand3r I'll have the time of my life at Medellin, Colombia.. Believe me on that brotha |
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| I hear Armin is at Beirut. You should make a little detour and don't miss out on in and out of love |
One year ago at The Backyard (on the hill):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlIznVplQjs
...looks like I'll have to venture there sometime in the future as well. Looks extremely fun... On another note, I noticed a person w/ a Space Ibiza shirt on in that video... just felt like pointing that out.
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| Originally posted by xpand3r I'll have the time of my life at Medellin, Colombia.. Believe me on that brotha |
I lived in Bangkok for about a year and half, but I decided to pass on the full moon parties.
There are so many different ways to party over there. There's the expat scene, the backpacker scene, the Thai scene, the model scene.. and they're all vastly different. Depending on what kind of experience you want there determines what are must do-s and what are must avoids.
As for Bangkok, the party scene is getting better there every day. I can fill anyone in who's interested
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| Originally posted by PaulCky411 One year ago at The Backyard (on the hill): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlIznVplQjs ...looks like I'll have to venture there sometime in the future as well. Looks extremely fun... On another note, I noticed a person w/ a Space Ibiza shirt on in that video... just felt like pointing that out. |
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| Originally posted by shosko I lived in Bangkok for about a year and half, but I decided to pass on the full moon parties. There are so many different ways to party over there. There's the expat scene, the backpacker scene, the Thai scene, the model scene.. and they're all vastly different. Depending on what kind of experience you want there determines what are must do-s and what are must avoids. As for Bangkok, the party scene is getting better there every day. I can fill anyone in who's interested |
Spoke to my friend Sophie......she says:
The parties were fab back in the day but now its where the criminals go to scam tourists and steal from their bungalows.
The beaches end up looking gross by midnight with people puking and pissing everywhere.
The music is so loud from every bar you hear three songs at once. She would definitely not recommend it to anyone.
She says that the Gili islands in Lombok, Indonesia are being touted as the next Ibiza party islands.
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| Originally posted by euphoria Spoke to my friend Sophie......she says: The parties were fab back in the day but now its where the criminals go to scam tourists and steal from their bungalows. The beaches end up looking gross by midnight with people puking and pissing everywhere. The music is so loud from every bar you hear three songs at once. She would definitely not recommend it to anyone. |
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| Originally posted by yankeeBaby lol wtf I had no idea you were the same people (name changer!!!) Im going to have to pick your brain next time I see you |
If you do end up going there's a sweet deal on Groupon right now
$599 for a Five-Night Stay in Sea-View Bungalow for Two at Nikki Beach Bungalow Resort in Thailand (Up to $1,116 USD Value)
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| Originally posted by euphoria If you do end up going there's a sweet deal on Groupon right now $599 for a Five-Night Stay in Sea-View Bungalow for Two at Nikki Beach Bungalow Resort in Thailand (Up to $1,116 USD Value) |
Wow, that is pretty sick!
Only thing that sucks is that I dont think we will be going to Koh Samui.
Our tentative schedule looks like:
Bangkok: 3 days
Northern Thailand (Chaing rai and Chiang Mia) 2-3 days
Koh Phangan (3 days)
Phuket 5-6 days (meeting friends there)
Krabi (3-4 days) at this place to relax after such a long vaca:
http://www.jetsetter.com/hotels/tha...p&cl=8&ca=image
If I may, I'd suggest cutting out some of your time in Phuket, unless that time will be spent visiting islands.. and thats still a long time. Phuket isn't someplace you want to spend much time in 
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Are you a diver? There's so much amazing diving down there. If you're not, think about going to Ko Tao and getting your diving license.. cheap and lots of fun.
Yes, please suggest! We are doing most of our island hopping from there, hence the long stay. We are also staying there a little longer because our friends from Australia and Holland will be crossing over in Phuket during that time to meet up with us for a stay. I would consider staying in Krabi longer, but is freakin expensive as hell and we wouldnt have as much time to see our friends. Do you suggest staying elsewhere for island hopping? Thats our main reason for going, really.
Whats Ko Tao? I would love suggestions!
Again, this stuff is VERY tentative because its still nearly a year away AND we need to plan with people coming from several different countries. 
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| Originally posted by euphoria Spoke to my friend Sophie......she says: The parties were fab back in the day but now its where the criminals go to scam tourists and steal from their bungalows. |
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| The beaches end up looking gross by midnight with people puking and pissing everywhere. |
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| The music is so loud from every bar you hear three songs at once. |
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| She would definitely not recommend it to anyone. |
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| She says that the Gili islands in Lombok, Indonesia are being touted as the next Ibiza party islands. |
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| Originally posted by shosko I would agree with that.. those are the primary reasons I didn't go. |
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| Originally posted by yankeeBaby Only thing that sucks is that I dont think we will be going to Koh Samui. |
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| Originally posted by tranceforeva how could you agree with all that if you didn't go lol. |
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| Originally posted by tranceforeva it's pretty simple, if you like drinking, dancing, and meeting people from all over the world there's no place better in the world to be. if you're not in your 20s or think your partying days are behind you or don't like being around drunk people, then it's not for you. i'm definitely a little biased as i moved out here for a few months just for the full moon party and have spent probably close to half of the last 2 months on koh phangan |
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| Originally posted by shosko Because I lived in Bangkok for 1.5 years and did every party (everything from you dirty backpacker scene to a private beach party with fedde) in Thailand but that one. So obviously, I didn't have to go to that one. |
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| Oh my christ. You've been living on koh phangan? |
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| Thats like coming to visit NYC and never leaving Pacha's basement. |
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| I bet if you ever spend any time in BKK you'll stay on koh san road, eat grasshopers, order 5B pad thai, not shower and walk around shirtless and think you're experiencing culture. |
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| Christ. If there's anything I avoid when I'm over there, its you. And there are LOTS of you. Did you just watch The Beach or something? |
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| Originally posted by tranceforeva this is completely ridiculous. |
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