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  • It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... Southern Bus Terminal, Bangkok

    It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... Southern Bus Terminal, Bangkok

  • Reading by the reservoir at sunrise. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Reading by the reservoir at sunrise. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Kru Dha waves farewell. Over the summer I taught English to students who live at the compound for Karen teens she runs. I stopped by this trip to drop off some materials and say hello. (Sangklaburi, Thailand)

    Kru Dha waves farewell. Over the summer I taught English to students who live at the compound for Karen teens she runs. I stopped by this trip to drop off some materials and say hello. (Sangklaburi, Thailand)

  • Some of the students waving goodbye. (Sangklaburi, Thailand)

    Some of the students waving goodbye. (Sangklaburi, Thailand)

  • Christmas cookies! Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Christmas cookies! Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • A Christian school (or just church?) put on a Christmas fair featuring a bunch of games, including one in which teams (or individuals) tried to reach a 1000 baht ($33) bill that was stashed at the top of a greased pole. Hilarity ensued.

    A Christian school (or just church?) put on a Christmas fair featuring a bunch of games, including one in which teams (or individuals) tried to reach a 1000 baht ($33) bill that was stashed at the top of a greased pole. Hilarity ensued.

  • Christmas fair Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Christmas fair Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Competition involving running, threading a needle, and more running. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Competition involving running, threading a needle, and more running. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Next heat of the competition involving running, threading a needle, and more running. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Next heat of the competition involving running, threading a needle, and more running. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Running to glory after threading the needle. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Running to glory after threading the needle. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • More fun and games at the party. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    More fun and games at the party. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • There were lots of organized games for the kids, but they had plenty of fun just climbing around on everything possible... Sangklaburi, Thailand

    There were lots of organized games for the kids, but they had plenty of fun just climbing around on everything possible... Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • ...well, climbing or swinging. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    ...well, climbing or swinging. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Yet another game at the Christmas fair. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Yet another game at the Christmas fair. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Still trying to get the money at the top of the greased pole. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Still trying to get the money at the top of the greased pole. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Getting there... Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Getting there... Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • ...or maybe not. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    ...or maybe not. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • The goal is in sight, but still out of reach. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    The goal is in sight, but still out of reach. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • The agony of defeat. Actually all the competitors demonstrated great senses of humor throughout the attempts.

    The agony of defeat. Actually all the competitors demonstrated great senses of humor throughout the attempts.

  • Another satisfied customer at the Christmas fair. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Another satisfied customer at the Christmas fair. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Stroll through town. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Stroll through town. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Shelter from the sun on the Mon, an ethnic group from Burma, side of the village. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Shelter from the sun on the Mon, an ethnic group from Burma, side of the village. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Kids in the Mon village. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Kids in the Mon village. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • A fundraiser on the Mon bridge, the longest wooden bridge in Thailand. Not sure what they were raising money for, though. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    A fundraiser on the Mon bridge, the longest wooden bridge in Thailand. Not sure what they were raising money for, though. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Couldn't resist taking a photo of the Biohazad (sic) shirt. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Couldn't resist taking a photo of the Biohazad (sic) shirt. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Crossing the Mon bridge on the way to work just after sunrise. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Crossing the Mon bridge on the way to work just after sunrise. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Early morning blessing next to the Mon bridge. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Early morning blessing next to the Mon bridge. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Crossing the Mon bridge. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Crossing the Mon bridge. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Keeping the boat afloat on the reservoir. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Keeping the boat afloat on the reservoir. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • A meal on the Mon side of the bridge. Not exactly sure what it was yet (some sort of banana and fish mixture I think), but it was good and the hospitality great. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    A meal on the Mon side of the bridge. Not exactly sure what it was yet (some sort of banana and fish mixture I think), but it was good and the hospitality great. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • The Mon bridge. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    The Mon bridge. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • I should know better than to pick fights I can't win... (Sangklaburi, Thailand)

    I should know better than to pick fights I can't win... (Sangklaburi, Thailand)

  • Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Brother and Sister Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Brother and Sister Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • And big brother too! Sangklaburi, Thailand

    And big brother too! Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Good goaltenders should stand *in front of* the goal, but he'll learn. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Good goaltenders should stand *in front of* the goal, but he'll learn. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Save! Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Save! Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Another group of siblings. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Another group of siblings. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Shopkeeper who has a store next to the bus station (well, table). She kindly let me stay in her store for almost an hour while waiting for the bus on a brutally hot day during my first visit to the town a couple of years ago. Sangklaburi, Thailand

    Shopkeeper who has a store next to the bus station (well, table). She kindly let me stay in her store for almost an hour while waiting for the bus on a brutally hot day during my first visit to the town a couple of years ago. Sangklaburi, Thailand

  • Taking a rest from the bouncy castle at a Wat (temple) festival. Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

    Taking a rest from the bouncy castle at a Wat (temple) festival. Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

  • The ever-ebullient Patrick celebrates a good shot at a Wat festival. Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

    The ever-ebullient Patrick celebrates a good shot at a Wat festival. Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

  • Performer at a Wat festival. Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

    Performer at a Wat festival. Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

  • Park worker? Thung Sam Roi Yot, the marsh at Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand.

    Park worker? Thung Sam Roi Yot, the marsh at Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand.

  • Giant candle for New Year's Eve. Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

    Giant candle for New Year's Eve. Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

  • Letting go of a giant candle on New Year's Eve. It was amazing to watch them soar up from the beach and pass in front of the moon, then somewhat disturbing to wonder if they were causing fires when they landed. Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

    Letting go of a giant candle on New Year's Eve. It was amazing to watch them soar up from the beach and pass in front of the moon, then somewhat disturbing to wonder if they were causing fires when they landed. Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

  • New Year's Eve dj Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

    New Year's Eve dj Sam Roi Yot Beach, Thailand

  • Restaurant owner in the National Park who was nice enough to comp me a dish of one of the house specials. I went to the restaurant alone, learned about and ordered the dish through the graces of a family sitting nearby, and ultimately shared it with a couple from my guest house who were also lunching there. Great meal! Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand

    Restaurant owner in the National Park who was nice enough to comp me a dish of one of the house specials. I went to the restaurant alone, learned about and ordered the dish through the graces of a family sitting nearby, and ultimately shared it with a couple from my guest house who were also lunching there. Great meal! Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand

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    ...or maybe not. Sangklaburi, Thailand
    The goal is in sight, but still out of reach. Sangklaburi, Thailand
    The agony of defeat. Actually all the competitors demonstrated great senses of humor throughout the attempts.