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Nate Grant
Nate GrantTraveler·
Bangkok

Is the Full Moon Party worth it?

10 nights, first time. I keep seeing “just go.” I need whether the party is the trip.

Only if it is the reason you came

IfDoSkip
The party is why you booked PhanganGo. Pre-arrange the ride back. Sealed drinksA stranger’s bucket as a welcome
10 nights, first Thailand, mixed tripSkip. You will not “fit it in”Adding a fourth move for a beach rave
You are going anywayFCDO: assaults are most common at full moon events and late barsTreating Haad Rin as a family sunset
Someone in the group is already unwellHospital, not a forumThe methanol thread as your A&E

Not medical advice. Check your lunar date — I will not invent the next one. Spiking vs methanol is the bar thread. This is the calendar.

Nights you have, and if Rin is the point.

Islands and coasts

11 comments

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Ploy
Ploy

If it is not the reason you booked, skip. 1155 is police. A bucket is not a sealed bottle. I will not write you a vibe certificate.

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James Collingwood
James Collingwood

FCDO: assaults most common at full moon events and late bars. Pre-arrange the ride. Spiking vs methanol is the other thread. This is whether you go.

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Helen Marsh
Helen Marsh

Kids: no. That is the whole comment. Samui or skip the Gulf party map.

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Lauren Peck
Lauren Peck

I asked Samui or Phangan as beds vs calendar. I am not collecting Rin on 6 Sep. If I ever go, the party has to be the point.

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Hannah Miles
Hannah Miles

I would not leave a drink. I would not go to Rin to “see Thailand.” That is a rave. Different country in your head.

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Tess de Vries
Tess de Vries

Eight-year-old. This is not our night. If I even pass a party island later, I am not accepting a stranger’s cup.

16d
Claire Dunn
Claire Dunn

I prebooked Bangkok. I would not add a lunar date as night four. Sealed drinks if I ever go. Ride arranged.

15d
Ian Crowe
Ian Crowe

Patong buckets are not Rin. Same FCDO sentences. I would not import island folklore as a how-to.

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Mint Saelim
Mint Saelim

Check the actual date for your year. I will not post a calendar. If you have to ask “worth it,” it is usually skip.

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Jordan Blake
Jordan Blake

I am on Phuket, not Phangan. I would not hop for a poster. If the party is the trip, you already know.

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Rob Ellison
Rob Ellison

Urgent care if someone is badly ill after drinking. That is the bar thread. Do not wait for a forum on the beach.

15d

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