Buckets!!

I've been in Ko Phangan now for 3 days. It's clearly a party island. The nightlife goes until 5 am and nothing opens in town until around noon. It's very touristy, everything is expensive relative to what things cost in the rest of the country. It's mostly stores as well, as opposed to markets, so there's very little barginning. There's not much to do on Haadrin except lay on the beach, shop, walk around, and of course party!

Every night there's been a party on the beach in preparation for the full moon party that's happening tomorrow.


Currently I'm staying at Venus Resort. It's a little down the beach from the party area. It's situated up a hill. It took me a while to find because no taxis can drive up there. And I kept getting different directions, I finally made it, after taking the long way up a very steep hill, with my backpack. Good times.

Still not sure about what's going on in the Philippines. My contact said the town I'm staying in is fine, but he was vague on the travel situation to Sagada. Here's what he had to say.

"It is ok here just lots of rain, but it is best not to take a bus from Baguio to Sagada during a storm. The planes may not be flying. You airline is the best choice on the number they gave you for flight info."

So at the moment I can fly into the country, yet there's no where to go, once I'm there.

Anyone have suggestions on what to do?

I'm working on getting a bus ticket to Chiang Mai and see some temples then travelling to Bangkok.