Laos

Beautiful Laos school girl.

Thirty hours on the "slowboat" from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang. The boat didn't make landfall at Pak Beng by sunset the first night, so with no dinner and no blankets the 70 or so of us spent a cold night on the deck of the boat.

Slowboat on the Mekong River at sunset.

Monk on the Bamboo Bridge crossing the Nam Khan River.

Street vendor in Luang Prabang from whom we purchased a scarf.

Colorful dragon fruit - shakes available at local food carts.

Exquisite Wat Pa Phai.

Cute girl along the bank of the river.

Young monks at Wat Si Bun Heulang.

Incredible original paintings ......

..... and the artist at work in her studio.

Tadan - a local street vendor - posing.

Reclining Buddha at Wat Tham Phu Si.

Cycling along the back roads.

Thailand

Wat Phra Kaew temple, Bangkok.

All that glitters is indeed gold.

Strive for good karma and hopefully you won't come back as a parasitic fish in your next life.

Maya Bay - setting for the movie The Beach. Yes the water really is this color.

Longtail boats at Ko Phi Phi Don in the Andaman Sea.

The family station wagon in Phuket.

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"She" turned out to be a Ladyboy.

Guilded temples are in abundance throughout Thailand.

Education is a life long endeavour.

The entrance to our Guesthouse in a tranquil garden setting.

Renting a bicycle for two dollars a day is one of the best ways to explore the quiet back streets of Chiang Mai.

Orchids on display at the Annual Flower Festival.

Dozens of floats are completely decorated in fresh flowers.

Food at the Night Market in Chiang Mai is delicious and at the same time easy on the wallet.

The Karen Hill Tribe start at a young age wearing ever increasing lengths of gold plated brass coils .....

..... gradually increasing the length of their neck several inches.

We rode this gentle elephant along a river bank to a remote waterfall.

Ancient stone carving with 24k gold leaf applied by those searching for enlightenment.

Fisherman at dusk on the Mae Nam Ping River.

Hey - a guy's gotta eat.

Well at least they are honest.

Kung Hii Fatt Choi

Lantern festival in Hat Patong, Thailand.

Chinese New Years celebrations on the streets.