Thailand Celebrates Each Full Moon With Their Full Moon Party

If you ever have the pleasure of visiting Thailand, make sure to attend one of their famous Full Moon Parties during your stay. 

Each full moon Haad Rin Beach, off the East coast of Thailand, has what the islanders call a Full Moon Party. With these parties you can be sure to expect lots of dancing, food, body paint and glow sticks, and of course- lots of people. Up to 30,000 people are in attendance for each Full Moon Party, so it can get pretty wild. As many as 15 different sound systems are set up across the beach, playing every different type of genre you can imagine. So no matter what type of music you're interested in, there will be something for you!

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If  huge crowds and  music isn't your scene, you can still attend a Full Moon Party and have a great time- instead of heading to the beach, check out the bar scene. Haad Rin Beach has some fantastic bars, including the renowned Green Mango Bar. The most popular bars include the Drop-In Bar and the Cactus Bar, which are known for their fabulous drink promotions and fire shows. If you want to grab a bit to eat before you start tipping drinks back, The Floating Bar serves fresh caught crab and oyster, while the Outback Bar offers a relaxed atmosphere and a delicious selection of Thai, Australian, European, and American foods.

The next Full Moon Party is scheduled for July 22nd and then again on August 21st so if you're in the area, or looking for a unique cultural experience, be sure to mark those dates on your calendar! 

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Lady Gaga Kicks off In Seoul but snubs China?

Lady Gaga's first dates for the The Born This Way Ball Tour are coming up! The first stop on the 110 date tour is Seoul, South Korea next week on April 27th. She arrived yesterday in Seoul a week before her highly anticipated and controversial show. Young Koreans are very excited and the tickets have sold tremendously well. 

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After her kick-off in Seoul. Gaga is headed to Hong Kong on May 2nd. Her Asia tour has several more stops including Tokyo, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines then heading to New Zealand and Australia. Questions have been raised as to why there are no mainland Chinese cities included in Lady Gaga's tour. In fact, her only brush with the Chinese market is Hong Kong on the 2nd. If her tour is avoiding the mainland shores, perhaps it is because her music was deemed "vulgar and inappropriate" by Chinese authorities, along with artists like Katy Perry.  

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Different Noodles, Difference Places

Have you ever eaten packaged ramen? Of course you have. Think Top Ramen or Cup of Noodles. Instant, packaged noodles were pioneered by Momofuku Ando, the founder of Nissin Foods in Japan in 1970. Instant noodles were such a success that Lipton and Campbell tried experimenting with their own noodles. Instant noodles make about 15 billion dollars a year worldwide. That is a lot of noodles and a lot of love for one dish.

Every country has a unique take on the famous noodle. Noodle soup is different in China than in Japan. Noodle soup is also very different in Thailand than in Singapore. There are so many tasty noodle dishes that it makes you dizzy and your tummy rumble.