Vodka in Russia. Forsters in Australia. Caramel macchiatos in Seminyak. Guinness in Ireland. Budweiser in America. Some things are just so cliche they have to be done.
Enter: Thailand’s full moon parties. A rite of passage for South-East Asia backpackers, an all-round good time, and the only thing most of us heathens know Koh Phangan for.
The days of buckets of vodka and neon lights (and 30,000 visitors per month) may be numbered though – with a pandemic sweeping the globe a whole lot of things have changed.
Though some appear to have been doing their best to party in recent months…
Thai police arrest 89 foreigners for Covid breach at Koh Phangan party https://t.co/knqBIkxIDZ
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 28, 2021
… according to CNN Travel, compared to before, “The deserted streets of this small town are a study in neglect.”
“Shabby shops offering cheap…
