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thailand misc


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beauty beach, thailand my first morning on the island, there was almost a heavy mist to the area, but it wasn't raining, that was just the humidity... everything was so verdant and lush, and the jungle was furiously loud... then this beautiful thai woman happens to sashay on by... life is good... ang thong national park
longtail taxi boat -- yes that's a car engine rigged up as a motor... the good life groovy artwork
negotiating art more groovy artwork shopping at Te's stand just off Khao San road
sometimes, especially on holidays and events, more than 20,000 women from the hill tribes will flood bangkok selling all kinds of supercheap souvenirs... have you heard the wood frogs? dude, that's a big zippo... mr thailand, in mcdonalds... wearing all kinds of great outfits, he pedals around falang in this huge, hilarious rickshaw blasting dance techno...
the teriyaki-tasting crickets are delicious... every day, according to Bangkok Post, quite a few people check-in to the hospital due to allergic reactions from eating street bugs, and at least one person a day "checks out"... this is just another beach never mentioned in the guidebooks... pond full of statues depicting an ancient story
stature of royal protectors a happy buddha big buddha, koh samui, thailand
big buddha, koh samui, thailand double buddha and bizarre glowing apparition standard bungalows about a two-minute walk from the beach...
carla and charles on the breakfast balcony thai carwash - this guy really did a hell of a job cleaning up my dirtbike that was pretty much covered in mud... the full wash for less than $2 -- I gave him 100 baht, about $3, and it looked like he won the lotto... oboviously 100 baht goes a long way thai price, but most thai people are seriously way too friendly... dive boat, koh tao
koh tao, thailand -- amazing diving my dive gear face to face, and friendly whale shark... He swam directly toward me... I had to move out of the way just in case he decided to open his mouth
chill restaurant patio, over the river... i lived in the middle bungalow for a wonderful month... notice the big hole and slat missing on the right of the green deck roof-- in the wee hours of night a coconut came plopping down in heavy winds, and crashed through the porch roof... 360-degree pano, than sadet
nok introduces me to fire twirling... she was amazing, and often would go down to the Full Moon Party to show off her skills stand back
internet cafe tourist elephant rides this little baby gecko
this huge gecko is over a foot long. lots of bugs to eat... huge monitor lizards (about 2m) swam in the river right next to my bungalow (fancy way of saying hut)... this one was cruising over to the back of the kitchen to clean up the freshly dumped fish guts. panga pano
this monkey attacked a few moments later interesting collection of monk photos freaky pizza in a shopping mall restaurant...
discount jade, thai shopping mall are you ready for this... yes, I am an eco-cheapo traveler... low-tide hiking across a sand reef to another island...
Sitting on a beach lounger, drinking a fresh coconut, I looked up and thought... a coconut oil massage on the beach is certainly one of the healthiest, most heavenly undertakings a human being should endure... these are typical massage prices.. 100 Thai Baht = $3 US... so yes, that's an hour long thai massage for $6...
swizzle, nok, pete, and the sidewalk cocktail bar, what a nifty idea... sand sculpture at koh samui resort flowers everywhere
this was at one of the fanciest resorts on Koh Tao than sadet pano fully saturated...
rice soup is the perfect remedy for muy thai with the toilet... amazing waterfall way back in the jungle/mountains all kinds of fresh-catch seafood everywhere...
all fresh caught that day, this lobster, one of those white snappers, and a half dozen of those monster prawns end up on our plates... (see next pic) this for four, including drinks was about $12... home sweet home
   
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Description: bunch of snapshots from two-month trip, mostly in the southern thai islands with a few from bangkok
Location: thailand