3-page article in The Vancouver Sun:

Thailand's party island for backpackers

Each month thousands of young backpackers with visions of a unforgettable all-nighter head to Ko Phangan

[by] Victor Dabby, Freelance

The ferry's abuzz with excitement as dozens of twentysomething travellers cram the upper decks for a better view of The Promised Land. The promised land of parties, that is.

Our boat is about to dock at Ko Phangan, known as the backpacker "island-paradise," famous for all-night beach blowouts, the stuff of travel lore that attracts thousands of partygoers to its shores from every corner of the Earth - every month.

Rest of long article here:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/tr...k=47651&p=1

LaoPo

he did alot of background on the lead up but it sounds like he got right into it, passed out early or both. he doesn't provide a quote from the actual event.

or he didn't even go. the 5 am wind down is partiuclarly spurious.

he did alot of background on the lead up but it sounds like he got right into it, passed out early or both. he doesn't provide a quote from the actual event.

or he didn't even go. the 5 am wind down is partiuclarly spurious.

Which full moon party is he talking about? Cos' it sure doesn't sound much like ours.