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Travel Pictures - THAILAND - 1992 |
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All images © Ron Miller |
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Very close to paradise - Railae Beach, Thailand |
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Long-tail boats along Thailand's stunning southeast coast
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Railae Beach, Thailand |
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Departing Railae Beach on the ferry to Koh Phi Phi
Island -
southern Thailand |
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Picturesque vista of Koh Phi Phi Island -
southern
Thailand |
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Tranquil beaches, coral reefs, and private bungalows; a travelers paradise -
Koh Phi Phi,
Thailand |
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Gravity-defying karst formations and a tourist-filled long-tail boat
(the propeller is at the end of a long shaft) -
James Bond Island, southern Thailand |
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A long way from that irritating alarm clock -
northern
Thailand |
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Our trekking group on the first day of our three-day trek -
northern Thailand
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This young boy is a member of the Karen Tribe -
northern
Thailand |
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British traveler with young member of the Karen Tribe -
northern Thailand |
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The promise that we would meet villagers who have "never seen
tourists" came into question
when this kiosk was opened to sell sodas and cookies -
northern Thailand
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This petite elderly woman is using a contraption to hull rice (and not appreciating my camera!) -
northern Thailand |
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Almost every trek into northern Thailand includes a frightening journey on
the back of an elephant -
northern Thailand
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Our guide instructed me to steer this elephant but I simply wanted to avoid pissing
him (or her) off! -
northern Thailand
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Do you know how to steer an elephant? - northern Thailand
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The elephants can negotiate terrifyingly rough terrain -
northern Thailand
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Bamboo is harvested from the forest and transported down river -
northern
Thailand
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Some tourists are "bamboozled" into thinking that the bamboo is
harvested only for their rafts -
northern Thailand
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Setting off to negotiate several class II rapids on bamboo rafts! -
northern
Thailand
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"Bamboozled" tourists enjoying bamboo rafting -
northern
Thailand |
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Just downriver from Tarzan's village was a bamboo sawmill! -
northern Thailand
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We all survived with nothing more than blisters from our bamboo poles -
northern Thailand
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Adorable tourist bungalows on the Burmese border (it was illegal at the time
to cross into Burma) -
Mai Sai, Thailand
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We observed these tranquil scenes of Burmese citizens from our bamboo porch;
however, we were not permitted to enter the country -
Mai Sai, Thailand
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Locals could cross this bridge for trade but foreigners were prohibited to
enter Burma (Myanmar) -
Mai Sai, Thailand
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Rice Paddies during the dry season -
near Chiang Rai
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Long-tail boats ferrying passengers across the Mekong River -
northern
Thailand
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The quiet streets of Chiang Khan; after turning in my laundry to the hotel
staff, I returned from an outing and
looked up to see all of my clothes drying on the hotel balcony -
Chiang Khan, Thailand
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Monks moving about the manicured grounds of this stunning Buddhist temple -
Wat Phu Thawk, northeast Thailand |
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Moving about the cantilevered walkways of this monastery truly is an act of faith -
Wat
Phu Thawk, Thailand
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My rickshaw driver waits
patiently for
another customer -
Bridge on the River Kwai, Thailand |
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Wild elephants crossing road -
Kao Yai N.P., southern Thailand |
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