{"id":12583,"date":"2015-03-27T21:01:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T04:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=12583"},"modified":"2015-03-29T11:15:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T18:15:22","slug":"koh-phangan-thailand-vegan-island-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/koh-phangan-thailand-vegan-island-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Koh Phangan, Thailand &#8211; Vegan Island Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/KohPhanganThumnailHappyCowVideoFINAL.jpg\" alt=\"Koh Phangan Banner\" width=\"600\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Is the Sri Thanu district of Koh Phangan, Thailand going to be the world&#8217;s first tropical island vegan paradise? 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