Thailand's Full Moon Party
Thailand's Full Moon Party.
After having a good time on the beach with the Australian boys we've met during our busride, we decided to, since we were in Thailand, talk about the posibilities of having a good night out! We discussed our options with the Australian boys, since they were going to accompany us for another week, and finally decided to visit the world famous Full Moon Party. We didn't really think of this, until a local guy in our hostel was talking about that party with one of his colleagues.
I remember a friend of mine has visited the Full Moon Party a couple of years. As a cook, he got the chance to go working in Australia for a couple of months, during which he saved some money to go on a roadtrip afterwards. One of the things he visited was The Full Moon Party in Thailand. I remember he told me that doing such a thing has been a breathtaking experience.
The Full Moon Party in Thailand is actually a beach party that goes on all night. The first edition of The Full Moon Party was improvised by the people sitting in a local wooden disco not far from the beach, located on the island on Ko Pha Ngan in Thailand. It occured on the night of, before of after every full moon. Only by word of mouth, the party gained reach and grew out to be one of the biggest and most known parties Thailand has to offer. Although this is a party taking place in the eastern part of the world, it's mostly attended by Westerners.
Every time a Full Moon Party occurs, it goes on until the sun rises the next day and the moon is gone. Since there's no party without music, the play several genres of music during that night, going from psychedelic music such as psy trance and goa to R&B, reggae, drum and bass, house and dance. Full Moon Parties are also very known because of their several attractions and activities such as fire skipping ropes, alcohol "buckets" and the usage of drugs.
Together with our Australian friend and between 10.000 and 30.000 other partypeople, we must say that going to a Full Moon Party really was a huge life experience. We got to meet a lot of new, interesting and fascinating people, but we also saw people going bad on drugs. I personally believe that's a thing you can't avoid when going to a mass event, so we decided not to let it ruin our experience.
Charlotte.