We were fortunate to be invited to the opening party of a rather new and unique enterprise upon Koh Phangan last week, not new in what it does but certainly new in the way they have positioned themselves. Sabai Sabai are an internet cafe and travel agency that have found themselves a very [...]

Koh Phangan has always been a dangerous place for those of us who enjoy the excitement of two wheel transport, or for the kind of visitor who hires a scooter to enjoy exploring the island.
You have probably all heard the nightmare stories or the phrase ‘Phangan Tattoo’, but things are worse now than they have [...]

Anybody attending the opening of The Masons Arms in Thongsala on Friday 20th July could be forgiven for thinking they were in the county of Surrey, England and not in the province of Surat Thani in southern Thailand. This is a unique venture upon Koh Phangan, truly the first of it’s kind, a [...]

You will find this place in what the locals term ‘China town’, this is the road leading out of Thongsala towards Ban Tai that has many hardware shops on either side. With the pier on your right and the 7/11 on your left continue straight on and keep an eye out for this place on [...]

This is the first part of what will be a two part article covering Lazy House in Haad Rin. By daytime it’s a cool place to chill out and watch a movie or two. On and around full moon party time Lazy House joins in the revelry by staging parties of it’s own in the [...]