Preview of Mericanomad’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Koh Phangan, Thailand Entry Title: "Full Moon Island" Entry: "It was my second time to the island and much like Samui it had changed. There were no ATM's on the island 5 years ago, now there were too many to count. Our guide book said that there weren't jet skis or packaged tourists like on Samui, but they filled the bay of the famous Had Ran beach where the big party is held. Ana was blown away by the amount of stuff that was packed into such a small area. It is an island that is 100% devoted to travelers. There are internet cafes, shops, restaurants, hotels, clothing shops, bars, stores, travel agents, bike rentals, ATV rentals, massage places, and anything else a traveller needs. 100% of the place is devoted to foreigners and their partying lifestyle for this beach. The bars and restaurants run movies or TV shows all day while the zombied out cliental suck on fruit shakes nursing their hangovers. This one place showed Family Guy for 10 straight days, not sure if they ever change. There was also a Seinfled place, friends joint and an Italian restaurant that played the Simpsons all day. During the day there are tons of people on the beach, playing volleyball, soccer, football, throwing frisbees and frolicking in the ocean. The people really start to poor in about 4 days before the big ...