Tag: “Thailand”

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  1. Peeking out the Window from my Bed

    This is the morning view when sitting up in my bed at Coral Bay Bungalows on Haad Khom, a beach on the Thai island of Ko Phangan. The lamp in the foreground was provided by the guesthouse, since the generators on Haad Khom only supply electricity from 6 to 11:00 p.m.

  2. The Glaz Bar -- Plaza Athenee, Bangkok

    The Glaz Bar at the Plaza Athenee -- a Le Meridian Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand -- is a classy venue for conversation and people watching. During my short visit in the bar, I met an American contractor vacationing from his workplace in Afghanistan (when I asked what he did, he replied, "I won't say, but it makes you safer").

  3. When elephants attack!

    These Thai ladies had their snacks requisitioned by the overly friendly elephants during the Surin Elephant Festival.

  4. Dancers at the Surin Elephant Festival

    Local girls performing Thai traditional dance in front of one of the many elephant-themed floats.

  5. Don't get a tummy ache

    This little guy was chowing down at the elephant buffet table.

  6. Bend it like Babar

    The elephants put on a display of their footwork during the Surin Elephant Festival's main event.

  7. It is good they use non-living targets.

    This elephant got points for style, but he wasn't very good at hitting the mark!

  8. The elephants take the field!

    Over 300 elephants performed for a packed audience at the annual Surin Elephant Festival in Thailand.

  9. Surin Elephant Festival

    Every year in late November a gathering of massive proportions takes place in the otherwise sleepy town of Surin, Thailand. Hundreds of elephants and their mahouts from all over the kingdom gather to parade, perform, and feast.

  10. Elephants on Parade

    Over 300 elephants marched down the streets of Surin for the annual Elephant Festival.