My 48th birthday party in Koh Phangan – A Thailand paradise | The ...

Michele and I had been in Thailand for two months, and after starting off in the dirty, disgusting prostitute-driven centre of tourism that is called Pattaya, we had gradually moved ourselves south in search of the real beautiful heart of Thailand. ... We were in a top class hotel (paying peanuts) but the whole way of life and the massive difference between the haves and the have-nots didn't much appeal to us, So we went back to Thailand, and specifically Koh Phangan. ...