Thailand Photos I

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“Travel through Thailand, October – November 2011″

From Thailand I, posted by Arlo Midgett on 11/11/2011 (182 items)

: In the Nokia Ultra Screen theater in Bangkok

: Cost us $45 to see Contagion in this theater, but it was totally worth it!

: Working on a self-imposed blogging deadline Bangkok behind me

: Bangkok skyline from our hotel

: The cab driver that tried to rip us off Photo taken for evidence

: October is still part of the rainy season, apparently

: Oksana finds Cheburashka in a Phuket mall!

: And I find metal Predator and Aliens sculptures

: I’d love me some of that Tendon!

: Our hotel room for a week or so in Patong, Phuket, Thailand

: I spent at least an hour a day here at our hotel’s pool Karon Hillside Hotel

: Maybe I should have kept it under an hour…

: Sunset from our hotel

: All kinds of interesting weather in Phuket in October

: Thunderstorm rolling in from behind the mountain

: Love love love the geckos! (The spiders? Not so much.)

: Have you guys heard of this country called “Sea?” They have some great ethnic food!

: Gas stations are a little different over here…

: We missed the photo of him driving with that ladder on the bike… (I watched them ta…

: A smelly truck full of durian we walked by every day. Within 3 days, all of it had b…

: The only temple (we saw) in Karon Beach

: I honestly believe this friendly reminder was intended more for the locals than for t…

: Sunset in Karon Beach, Phuket

: Gasoline and lightsabers

: On our visa run to Malaysia

: Kuala Lumpur

: Oh, it can RAIN in Malaysia!

: Shortages in the supermarket, due to the floods up north

: Double-flipper turtle high five! (I know you see it, too.)

: “If we no good, you shut the hell up!” (Actually, we quite liked it at the Ging Resta…

: First photo on our new point-and-shoot camera (a Sony TX10)

: Beach corn!

: Playing frisbee in the surf

: Going…

: Going…

: Gone! Great catch, almost ruined by Mr. Text Message

: Oksana’s favorite drink

: The Swatch International Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament in Karon Beach, Phuket, …

: Just a face in the crowd

: They gave out free hats

: I had a caption in mind for this photo, butt I forgot what it was supposed to be…

: Check out the two camera men behind the boom operator…

: China beat USA for the gold, but we had fun cheering on the Americans

: Looks like someone had a little fire cupping therapy…

: Americans’ serve

: Going up to the net

: The Chinese girls were very tall

: Action shot

: Spectators

: All sorts of meats on a stick

: Fruit stand — I’d never tried half of these things before!

: Dragonfruit and Tamarind

: I’ve never see prawns as large as the ones for sale on the streets of Thailand!

: This cat may have been missing an eye (not sure, but it was horribly wounded), but he…

: So many friendly strays in Thailand. Love it!

: Reminds me of my old Fiend Folio…

: These Thai dragons are called “Naga,” I think. Pretty sure WoW drew upon them for in…

: Offerings

: I love how the light was spilling out of this open temple window

: The moon, through a temple doorway

: Photo to go with our new album’s liner notes

: Tuk Tuk travel

: Phi Phi ferry

: Koh Phi Phi

: Long tail boat

: Coming in to port

: Phi Phi panorama

: Phi Phi harbor

: Our hotel was tucked back in there on the left

: We were in the room before B4

: Our bamboo chair had a little ant infestation

: Shipwrecked

: Nothing to see here but a common earthworm. Right, Megan Johnson?

: Swinger

: At the Sports Bar for dinner

: Playing around with cameras. Handheld shot in low light, but I like that depth of fi…

: The bar district across the water

: Tickle, tickle!

: Good morning

: Beautiful trees

: Well marked routes now, after the big tsunami hit

: Empty berth

: I was ASTOUNDED by the number of divers that go out every day. We saw MANY carts jus…

: Funnel into out the passenger, people!

: I loved that Casin Royale movie he was in!

: Our dive briefing

: Sea cuc and anemonies

: Hello Nemo

: Coral and fish

: More coral

: Big clam

: 1/2 hour, $6.

: Pounding rock music? Check. Pounding surf? Not so much.

: Tightrope

: Fire circle

: Fire shows on Phi Phi

: Fire shows on Phi Phi: About as hot as it gets

: Better than Mileage MVP status

: Don’t let anyone tell you that Thailand isn’t wired!

: Fountains, lanterns, and a scooter

: Photo play

: Hanging lanterns and shadows

: Fountain decor

: Elephant statue

: No idea

: I hope he left before the parade

: Please take off your shoes

: I should have composed this shot so that the cloud looked like a puff of smoke…

: Doing our duty as tourists

: Intricate temple work

: Elephant offerings

: Elephant temple (700+ years old)

: Exiting the temple

: Canon DSLR, iPhone… Damn it feels good to be a monk!

: Elephant temple

: Wendy posing for Oksana

: Chimpin’

: Posing like this is probably close to sacrilegious to Buddhists… Sigh. 20/20 hind…

: Oksana getting her photo in the background

: Flower

: Pigtails

: pet pet

: Tomatoes

: Coco nuts

: Temple decor

: Chin-strap

: Caution: Will zap you horizontal

: Loi Krathong and Yi Peng festivals together in Chiang Mai

: Floating lantern above the crowd

: Heating up the lantern’s air

: Just before release

: Letting go

: Lighted bridge

: Worst thing that can happen to you on Lanna — you have to take a pee and a floating …

: Fireworks… because floating lanterns are just not enough!

: This is what happens when fireworks go off right behind you while you’re posing for a…

: Is that a Jackie Chan photobomb?

: Biggest lantern I saw

: Lighting the sparklers

: Closeup on the fuel source

: Filling with hot air

: Time out for the parade floats

: View from the bridge — thousands of lanterns light the night!

: Festival of Lights

: Some don’t make it very high

: Fire in the sky

: Dusty taking some photos

: Bottle rockets without the bottles

: Got a good one of Dusty and Wendy

: Oksana on the bridge

: Setting them free

: From the bridge

: Loy Krathong, Chiang Mai

: Underside of a lantern

: Friends together

: Say cheese!

: One, two…

: Three!

: Creating a float for Loi Krathong

: Loi Krathong and Lanna

: Floats going by on the river

: Our new friend, traveling companion, and SCUBA buddy, Sarah Sander

: One night in Chiang Mai

: Joining the stars

: Up up and away

: Posing for my shot

: Crowded bridge

: The Festival of Lights, Chiang Mai

: From the alleyway

: Joy

: Day two at the night market

: Zoom!

: Sparklers

: McDonald’s

: Is that a little too hot?

: All hands on deck

: Say when

: Here we go!

: Crack shot!

: Nice grouping!

: Had to screencap a video to see my results. Best grouping!

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