| The Full moon party on Koh Pangan, Thailand is now | | | | noise of all night parties every night then stay out of |
| a right of passage for any backpacker who comes | | | | town. There are many taxis and boats to get you |
| to South East Asia. | | | | about whatever the time. |
| Started many years ago with just a small group of | | | | · If you want to leave the island the day |
| people who decided that on every full moon they | | | | after the party book your boat in advance as they |
| would meet and have a party on the beach of Haad | | | | fill up quickly. |
| Rin. Now as many as over 10,000 people turn up | | | | Also you will need to know of the schedules for the |
| each and every month to party till sunrise. | | | | Full Moon Parties. |
| From early evening people start making their way | | | | Below please find the dates for 2009's schedule. |
| down to the beach to relax on the sand having a | | | | (Please note these may change due to Thai holidays |
| beer or an early bucket watching all the fire shows. | | | | or elections) |
| At about midnight the party starts to get wild. The | | | | February 10th, March 10th, April 9th, May 9th, June |
| beach will be at its busiest and each bar will be | | | | 7th, July 9th, August 6th, September 4th, October |
| playing its music loud enough to drown the noise of | | | | 4th, November 2nd, December 2nd. |
| their neighbours. Music ranges from pop classic, hard | | | | I hope you have you have a great time and |
| house and Drum n Bass. | | | | remember that them buckets are very strong and |
| If you are deciding to go to Thailand this year then | | | | that you will have to pace yourself if you want to |
| you will need to know some facts. | | | | last the night. My best is 4pm the next day without |
| · Turn up a few days early to find | | | | anything apart from alcohol in my system. You think |
| accommodation in Haad Rin | | | | you can beat that? |
| · If you do not think you can handle the | | | | |