first off I am going to say: YOU LUCKY MOTHER****ER... :cheers:
...advice is to stay on Ko Phangan, but not on the main Had Rin beach - it's better to stay somewhere else so you can have some chill time when you need it - plenty of taxis going to and from Had Rin. More likely to get your **** stolen from a bungalow on Had Rin.
There will also be plenty of toutes harrassing the **** out of you on arrival, so work out beforehand (Lonely Planet etc) and don't listen to their bullsh1t.
Thai ladies there are most likely to be scammers or hookers or he-she-hooker-scammers. Israeli's are generally the walking narcotics distributors, but they have been known to scam or set up others for various reasons...There are plenty of undercover cops (read massive bribes) and drink spikers... so beware. Also, the bar on the cliff at the north end sells shroom shakes or bhang lassies - drink any of these and be in for an all expenses paid trip to Paranoia!:33:
As AM said, the buckets of vodka redbulls will get you more than spastic... and the pharmacies used to see 'diet pills' (read: slow release ephedrine). If you're going to take this option, uncap and crush it all up otherwise you wont be getting any sleep soon.
The food is unreal. Stick to the Thai food - anything that is western will taste like foot - unless it's some Israeli's selling fellafel. Ah, yes. Plenty of stunningly hot IDF girls - my absolute fav :thumbsup:
Get a trail bike and go exploring - unreal through the middle of the island - if you come across someone's crop, chances are there is someone nearby willing to kill you if you do not immediately turn around a fk off the way you came.
Oh, and make sure you go and watch the Thai's kick each others fkn teeth in at a local Muay Thai comp - blood will piss everywhere - and you might, just might get to go to a cock fight if you're lucky. PETA supporters usually get thrown in the ring for comic relief :thumbsup: