| Thailand is a fantastic country, full of mystery, | | | | This place is now famous for the legendary 'Full |
| intrigue, excitement and joy. Two years ago I | | | | Moon Party' that they host every month. The |
| decided to travel there with 3 other friends and | | | | party takes place on a beach with different DJs all |
| almost no idea of what to expect. I literally just | | | | the way along and goes on from 9pm till 9am the |
| said "yes" to them when they asked me if I | | | | next day. |
| wanted to go, and really had no clue what their | | | | Towards the end of our stay we visited a place |
| culture or country was like at all. That being said, I | | | | just east of Bangkok called Kanchanaburi. This |
| think that going there was the best thing that I | | | | place is home to the infamous 'death railway' and |
| ever did, and I'm so glad that I decided to go, as | | | | the bridge over the river Kwai (which has a film |
| the people that I went with are brothers for life | | | | based on it). The place is a chilling reminder of the |
| and the experiences we had out there were | | | | horrors of war, and there were many memorials |
| legendary. | | | | and graveyards commemorating those who |
| So what made it so good? There is a place in | | | | tragically gave their lives. Though the experience |
| Northern Thailand called Chiang Mai where I went | | | | was a little depressing, it made me appreciate |
| bungee jumping as well as going on a 3 day trek | | | | what I have now more, and ultimately I'm glad I |
| into the foothills of the north. After that we | | | | went there. |
| headed south to the party island of Ko Phangan. | | | | |