text: [{"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Aranyaprathet to BangkokAranyaprathet to Nakhon Sawan"}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin"}, {"text_idx": "#000041", "text": "Nan to BangkokNan to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000042", "text": "Nong Bua Lamphu to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Phrae to BangkokPhrae to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "Ranong to BangkokRanong to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000054", "text": "Sukhothai to KalasinSukhothai to Khon Kaen"}, {"text_idx": "#000057", "text": "Trang to BangkokTrang to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000077", "text": "Koh Yao Yai to Langkawi"}, {"text_idx": "#000079", "text": "Pak Bara Pier to Koh Lipe"}, {"text_idx": "#000080", "text": "Pattaya to Hua Hin Ferry"}, {"text_idx": "#000084", "text": "Trat Airport to Koh Kood"}, {"text_idx": "#000089", "text": "Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000091", "text": "Phitsanulok to BangkokPhitsanulok to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000094", "text": "Trang to BangkokTrang to Hua Hin"}, {"text_idx": "#000102", "text": "Hua Hin to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)"}, {"text_idx": "#000112", "text": "By joint ferry and bus service it takes between 8 and 9 hours to travel from Koh Phi Phi to Koh Phangan depending upon which company you travel with."}, {"text_idx": "#000114", "text": "Click on the Koh Phi Phi \u2013 Koh Phangan link in the timetable below for more information and to buy tickets."}, {"text_idx": "#000117", "text": "Thong Sala in Koh Phangan"}, {"text_idx": "#000118", "text": "Thong Sala is the main town on Koh Phangan and where long distance ferry services arrive into and depart from. Thong Sala, particularly over the last 5 years, has developed into a busy town with an impressive range of amenities. The town is no longer simply somewhere tourists pass through on their way to the island\u2019s beautiful beaches or the famous Full Moon Party it is now somewhere people choose to stay and there are hotels and hostels in the town and nearby on the Ban Tai Road. Thong Sala has become more lively because of the night market, bars such as SoHo and the Masons Arms, and a wide range of restaurants and cafes. If you are looking for the best food on the island then Thong Sala is the best place to come and eat."}, {"text_idx": "#000119", "text": "Thong Sala also has the widest range of shops. There is one large supermarket in the town itself and two further large supermarkets on the Ban Tai Road which leads into the town. For anyone self-catering on Koh Phangan then Thong Sala is the place to come to buy their provisions. There are also chemists, opticians, computer and camera shops, places to buy clothes and shoes, and a book shop. In the centre of Thong Sala you can also find branches of most of Thailand\u2019s major banks and several private doctors surgeries."}]