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It’s just over a year ago that I hung up my backpack and even though this trip was really just a holiday to a country I’d been three times previous there is something strangely liberating slinging it on my back and going to Sydney airport.
I arrived in Bangkoks new ‘Suvarnahumbi’ Airport which had only been functioning for the previous 6 days in a Capital which itself had just witnessed a military coup two weeks ago. As expected Thailand was functioning normally although the airport was still undergoing some quite significant cosmetic adjustments. I was actually surprised to find the new airport open as Thaksin Shinawatra (PM) had previously staked much of political reputation on the airport being ready after the first opening date elapsed that it should surely it would have added weight to the coup had the airport not been open in time. Thai pride however does not stem their democratic system but their King and whatever western nations may think about the removal of a democratically elected PM his landside elections were only a reflection of available options and not his popularity or very questionable business/political integrity.

Thai Tales

Stucros
2006-11-13 10:59:29

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Strange but true story as we counting down for midnight and the end of keys 20’s I’d said to him 10mins previous that he may aswell remove the wrapper and cage so that it would be ready to open at midnight. Our conversations then wandered for a while till it was broken by a large POP. Having been sitting dormant for a good 10mins the cork had decided to pop of its own accord at ‘bang on’ midnight! It is a little bit of a contradiction to drink champers while backpacking and being on a beach as remote as ours. I thought we might have in danger of looking like idiots but to be honest very few eyebrow where raised and most people didn’t actually know what Veuve was….. although inquirers were impressed that it was French and that Keys was 30.

Onwards to the big debate of ‘should we go to the full moon’ - We were having a great time at Eden but everybody was leaving to the full moon so we decided to go with the flow and take the precarious walk down the rocks to a waiting long tail. The night before we’d been to had rinn and it had reminded me more of a greek 18-30 resort than…. Well what it’s meant to be. On the long tail we made the perfect entrance to the disjointed party which is now the full moon. With every bar along the beach trying to play their music that much louder than the other there is everything but a cohesive effort to party. We did the customary dance up and down the beach stepping over a number flaked out party goers before heading Mellow Mountain, which on previous trips I’d always found to have the best atmosphere. At around 3am it had all become too much and we decided to get a long tail to the sanctuary of had tien. Leaving by long tail again seemed more exclusive but as we said good bye, The Cactus (the most central and popular bar) sent us off to the dark see with ‘Go Greece Lightning’ which does make you think whatever magic had once started the full moon party has long since gone!!!!
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