in ko samui, thailand

sorry for the lack of posts. internet is expensive here in the islands. since bangkok, i’ve been to ko phi phi (it’s truly paradise!), railay near krabi (for climbing), ko phagnan (for the full moon party), and i just got to ko samui this afternoon.

full moon was really all that it was cut out to be. it was basically a ridiculously big rave (my first one ever) – probably upwards of 10,000 people, maybe 15.

it was great because i basically got to catch up with so many of the people i had traveled or chilled with in the past 2 1/2 months, save for maybe one face that i really wish i could’ve seen. it was one big reunion.

basically, everyone was either really drunk or fucked up on drugs. i was only a little bit of both, but pretty lucid, which was great because i could witness it all and see all these masses of people dance their night away like zombies. (it’s what i imagined spring break would be like, except with more techno/house/electronic music and minus the girls-gone-wild stuff – the europeans and aussies are a lot classier than americans, i guess.) saw some pretty shitty things too, like drunken weirdos and people getting hurt. i guess that’s full moon for ya..

ko samui is quite a different place from it’s sister island ko phagnan. it’s most filled with vacationers rather than tourists, and this actually has made me a bit homesick. i think i’m headed to ko tao next..

i’m considering coming back either before or right after christmas. hmm.