17 Days in Paradise: Koh Phangan

September 14th-30th

For 17 days we were in paradise. There is so much more to Koh Phangan than it's moon parties. Most of the island is still undeveloped. September to mid-October is still considered low season due to the monsoon. It rained maybe once a day but only briefly. To us low season means less expensive and less crowded. The beaches on Koh Phangan are numerous, the snorkling is great and there is even trekking. Innitially we thought we might stay a week then head to another island. But we kept saying, oh just a couple more days.

Our weathered blue bunglow was right on the beach. There were two hammocks on our tiny porch where we could watch the sunrise and the sunset. It was perfect. I love warm sea water. There was no difference in the air temperature and the water temperature which I perfer.

Island life is bliss. Parker and I woke up sometime between 10am and noon. We ate at any number of the small Thai restaurants on the beach. Sometime in the afternoon, in between naps and swimming, we would take our motor bike and cruise around the island and check out other beaches. After dinner and make it to our favorite beach bar sometime around 9pm or 10pm. We met travelers from all over the world and hung out until 4am or 5pm.


Our first night on the beach we discovered a cute shack reggae bar called the 3 Monkeys Bar. Inside had three stools and a few seats on the outside. When all the seats were taken everyone sat on the beach. This is were we ended up every night. The 3 Monkeys are three Thai brothers who run the bar. They had a free bbq every night and two of the three brothers were fire dancers. This is where I discovered my love for dancing with fire.

We had planned on going to another island but we had already found what we were looking for. Instead of wasting our time island hopping we chilled and made some really great friends.