5th May- (WILD2) psychedelic trance party!

So it’s been a while in between posts and I apologise about the delays, but I’d like to fill you guys in on what’s been happening on this side of the world!

So in May, the group and I were invited to a secret Psychedelic trance festival, and not just any party, the Infamous W.I.L.D parties of Phnom Penh. The initial location of the party was kept a secret until the very last minute, and even then we only knew where we were heading on the shuttle bus. All we were told was to bring spare clothes and a towel! Exciting! And so off we headed and after 30 minutes on the road the buses arrived on the dock to the lovely island of Ko Dach in the middle of the Mekong River!, we stopped at a little island shop and stocked on supplies including way too many bottle of whisky and two crates of beer and off we went again!

As we arrive at the site of the party we can see the organisers have erected two stages and some amazing psychedelic roofing and posters all over the stage areas. Looking around we see almost 1000 party revelers starting their journey through one of the most amazing party experiences I have ever been too!

The festival kicked off around 5pm Saturday evening and the music kept beating until 12pm the following day.

Throughout the night our group and its 11 members went off on their own little adventures just gliding through the party and meeting so many new people from all over the world. The atmosphere at the party was absolutely amazing, so much love felt and having some of the best chats with complete strangers, many revelers disappearing into the river for a midnight swim.

Myself, I discovered the addictive property of trying to learn to Poi and in the early hours of the morning, I tried my hand at trying to perform poi’s doused with Kerosene! (With a professional on hand just in case of course)

Eventually the sun started to rise and the revelers watched, tired and distant from their psychedelic experience from the night before, listening to the continuing beat of the music seemingly in pure euphoria.

Slowly, the revelers ebbed away happy but drained, to use the remainder of the day to recover and sleep, trying to piece together their epic adventure the night before… and wonder when the hell I acquired a fedora.